Spreadsheets

Another facet of 'managing upward' that I'm learning is spreadsheets. At my previous position, managers were really big on the original spreadsheets, or spreadsheets of their own creation.

At my new job, my manager is big on his 'weekly reporting spreadsheet' and anything requested by upper management. I had a request from my boss' boss' boss for an 'issues tracking' spreadsheet. I took everything I learned from my last job and created the most amazing spreadsheet I've ever put together. Drawing from my experience and friends from various financial analyst jobs, I used formulas that crossed tabs, I locked cell contents, changed cell types, edited formatting, set cell spacing oddly, merged cells, and did so while retaining the look over the every-day spreadsheet.

I have been asked to never again provide a spreadsheet to management or salespeople.

 Plain old aggressive office toy of the week: ink that disappears completely (with no trace) after 48 hours. I love to write memos with this one - especially those with important info