One of the hardest things to do is to bring an issue to your manager’s attention. Even if it’s completely not your fault, it just feels like it when you are the one explaining it. Unfortunately, these situations do arise and many times the consequences of keeping the issue from your manager’s attention can be severe. On the other hand, you don’t want to be bringing every little issue to your manager’s attention. This is why it is so important that you can recognize the difference between an issue that needs to be elevated and an issue that you can handle on your own. To this effect, I’ve listed the following three tests that I use when determining if an issue needs to be brought to the next level:

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