<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><oembed><type>video</type><version>1.0</version><html>&lt;iframe src=&quot;https://www.loom.com/embed/99f79558313c4d5686f7f669ecc2b41f&quot; frameborder=&quot;0&quot; width=&quot;1920&quot; height=&quot;1440&quot; webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;</html><height>1440</height><width>1920</width><provider_name>Loom</provider_name><provider_url>https://www.loom.com</provider_url><thumbnail_height>1440</thumbnail_height><thumbnail_width>1920</thumbnail_width><thumbnail_url>https://cdn.loom.com/sessions/thumbnails/99f79558313c4d5686f7f669ecc2b41f-dd44a4cc5e85d7c0.gif</thumbnail_url><duration>196.26</duration><title>Managing Up: What it is, and how this course will help you level up</title><description>This Loom explains how individual contributors can build a two way partnership relationship with their manager rather than viewing it as a one directional dynamic. The speaker challenges the myth that you are simply waiting for your manager’s direction or being left to fend for yourself, and emphasizes that every working relationship can improve when both parties show up and do their best. They focus on distinguishing what is within your control versus outside of it, and on how your behavior, interpretation, and actions drive a give and take relationship. The Loom also encourages viewers to approach the course with fresh eyes and check themselves, and it invites questions via comments on Loom videos or the contact form.</description></oembed>