RE: Tech pro feeling squeezed out by manager
I would begin to create a paper trail beginning with a courtesy email to your supervisor. Depending on far along you are in your conversations with your boss, you should carefully structure your missive as a recapitulation of what has transpired to date (i.e.,
"Dear [NAME]: I wanted to give you the courtesy of a quick email to follow-up with you your request from me to share my vision as well as my technical knowledge of [NAME OF PROJECT] so that you could discuss it with the upper management. I haven't heard how well it was received by the powers that be."
Moreover, if you're virtually certain that you're being torpedoed, you might wait a couple of days and be prepared to send a copy of the email to your boss's boss if, following a telephone call to (him/her) that you haven't heard from your supervisor regarding the project, you would be able to corroborate to upper management "your" initiative with the recent email to your boss.
However, be strategic in your calculations and be prepared to deal with the consequences of fall-out.
If nothing else, the moral of the story is to establish a paper trail of relationships of this nature by acknowledging requests or "demands" and, depending on your relationship with higher management, utilize the "bcc" tool in your email settings.
Good luck.
