This "managing up" concept sounds remarkably similar to "face-work": "With people we trust and know well, we don’t worry so much about face, but with those we

This "managing up" concept sounds remarkably similar to "face-work": "With people we trust and know well, we don’t worry so much about face, but with those we don’t know – especially when those people have some power over us – we put in the face-work. When someone puts in face-work and yet doesn’t achieve the face they want, they feel bad. If you strive to be seen as authoritative and someone treats you with minimal respect, you feel embarrassed and even humiliated. In some circumstances you might try to sabotage the encounter to feel better." https://www.theguardian.com/society/2021/feb/16/how-to-have-better-arguments-social-media-politics-conflict https://www.theguardian.com/society/2021/feb/16/how-to-have-...