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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP back again.  Got some feedback from attendees of the retreat.  It was an issue that I wasn't there.   Other executives (who didn't know in advance that I hadn't been included) were surprised and a few discussed it openly.  Luckily one mentor-type, older woman executive made a point to say that I had been eager to join but that it was my boss who decided I shouldn't be there.
Apparently it looked bad for my boss.  Interestingly, when I had a call with my boss today, he bent over backward to compliment me on the big deal I just closed (yes, during the time of the retread:)).  He's on the hot seat now. I'm kicking myself that I chose to "rise above" my feelings about the retreat and just update him on the week's successful deals, etc.  Now, knowing that he looked bad about this issue, I wish I had raised it and made a bigger deal.
Still, feeling a bit vindicated.[/quote]

Revenge (so to speak) is a dish best served cold.

It was better (more strategic) IMO to not pin him down on it now.  He knows it was an issue and you know.  He doesn't need to know that you know, and you can determine whether and when is a better time to bring it up, or you may not have to as things play out, unless he goes back to a less enlightened mode of management.

I was a manager for 24 yrs. and I worked for my managers and learned how to manage them.  Sometimes the things that I DIDN"T bring up right away got me as much or more than they would have if I made an issue of it pronto.  You'll have to judge when, whether, and how to proceed on that front.

Remember, your goal isn't to get him in a pickle, it's to solidify your own situation.
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