5 ways to wow your boss

8/7/2019 5 Ways to Wow Your Boss

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ByBy AshutoshAshutosh Mishra.Mishra.

Future Academy KanpurFuture Academy Kanpur


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5 Way To Wow Your Boss5 Way To Wow Your Boss

1.1. Be humble.Be humble.

2.2. Be honest.Be honest.

3.3. Be respectful.Be respectful. 4.4. Be selfBe self--sufficient.sufficient.

5.5. Be a "canBe a "can--do" employee.do" employee.


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It'sIt's moremore importantimportant thanthan everever totomakemake suresure youryour bossboss isis happyhappy

withwith your your performanceperformance..

InIn tenuoustenuous times,times, youryour supervisorsupervisor isisoneone ofof thethe fewfew peoplepeople whowho maymay bebeableable toto shieldshield youyou fromfrom aa layofflayoff.. SheShemaymay alsoalso bebe ableable toto helphelp youyou pursuepursue aapromotionpromotion downdown thethe roadroad..


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HHowever,owever, likelike anyany relationship,relationship, thethe oneone

betweenbetween youyou andand youryour bossboss cancan getget stalestale.. YouYou

maymay growgrow complacentcomplacent overover timetime oror youyou maymaynevernever startstart offoff onon thethe rightright footfoot.. TheThe goodgoodnewsnews isis thatthat it'sit's nevernever tootoo latelate toto breathebreathe newnewlifelife intointo howhow youyou workwork withwith youryour supervisor,supervisor,

IfIf youyou heedheed thesethese fivefive hints,hints, you'llyou'll notnot onlyonlycontributecontribute toto youryour jobjob securitysecurity;; you'llyou'll alsoalso winwinyouryour boss'sboss's admirationadmiration andand appreciationappreciation ---- asaswellwell asas aa littlelittle loyaltyloyalty..


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11.. BeBe humblehumble.. InIn otherother words,words, bebe mindfulmindful

ofof thethe factfact thatthat it'sit's notnot allall aboutabout youyou..

"Don't"Don't approachapproach youryour bossboss withwith aa sensesense ofof

entitlement,entitlement, asas thoughthough hehe isis personallypersonallyresponsibleresponsible forfor furtheringfurthering youryour careercareer..Instead,Instead, focusfocus onon learninglearning whatwhat youyou cancandodo toto makemake hishis lifelife easier,easier, contributecontribute toto

youryour company'scompany's goals,goals, andand makemake himhim looklookgoodgood toto hishis bossboss..""


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22.. BeBe honesthonest.. EveryoneEveryone makesmakesmistakesmistakes ---- andand you'reyou're nono exceptionexception..BeBe forthcomingforthcoming aboutabout itit fromfrom thethestartstart.. "Admit"Admit ifif youyou dodo somethingsomethingwrong,wrong, andand thenthen askask youryour bossboss howhow

youyou cancan rectifyrectify thethe situationsituation.. Don'tDon'tallowallow yourselfyourself toto getget caughtcaught inin aamazemaze ofof lieslies oror excusesexcuses thatthat willwill

resultresult inin aa lossloss ofof credibility,"credibility,"


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3.3. Be respectfulBe respectful of the boss's time.of the boss's time. If youIf youthink your plate is full, consider that ofthink your plate is full, consider that of

your boss. Use your time together wiselyyour boss. Use your time together wiselyand efficiently.and efficiently.

, "Appear in her office with a checklist of, "Appear in her office with a checklist ofthings you need to cover, and don't dwellthings you need to cover, and don't dwelltoo long on any particular subject. Yourtoo long on any particular subject. Yourboss will be more receptive to meetingboss will be more receptive to meeting

with you if she knows you'll be in and outwith you if she knows you'll be in and outof his office quickly."of his office quickly."


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44.. BeBe selfself--sufficientsufficient.. BeBe mindfulmindful ofof thethe factfactthatthat youryour supervisorsupervisor doesn'tdoesn't havehave thethe

bandwidthbandwidth toto holdhold youryour handhand throughthrougheveryevery crisiscrisis oror helphelp youyou makemake everyeverydifficultdifficult decisiondecision thatthat landslands onon youryour deskdesk..

"Only"Only approachapproach youryour bossboss withwith aa problemproblemoror complaintcomplaint ifif you'veyou've exploredexplored allall optionsoptionsforfor resolvingresolving itit yourselfyourself.. WhenWhen youyou do,do, bebepreparedprepared toto havehave aa solutionsolution atat handhand thatthatyouyou couldcould implementimplement withwith herher help,"help,"


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"Choose your battles wisely, and"Choose your battles wisely, anddecide carefully if bringing an issuedecide carefully if bringing an issue

to your boss's attention is reallyto your boss's attention is reallynecessary or if you would be betternecessary or if you would be betteroff letting it go,"off letting it go,"


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55.. BeBe aa "can"can--do"do" employeeemployee.. RedefineRedefine thetheconceptconcept ofof aa "yes"yes man"man" (or(or "yes"yes woman")woman")

atat thethe officeoffice..

,, "When"When youryour bossboss asksasks youyou toto dodo

something,something, accommodateaccommodate him,him, ifif possiblepossible..TheThe wordswords 'I'I don'tdon't havehave time'time' shouldshould neverneverescapeescape youryour lipslips.. IfIf youyou knowknow somethingsomethingneedsneeds toto bebe done,done, dodo itit withoutwithout beingbeing

prodded,prodded, andand ifif youryour bossboss asksasks forfor helphelp inin aagroupgroup setting,setting, bebe thethe firstfirst toto volunteervolunteer..""


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NARAYANANARAYANA

MURTHYMURTHY CHAIRMAN,INFOSYSCHAIRMAN,INFOSYS

ON HIS SECRETARY PANDU (L)ON HIS SECRETARY PANDU (L) At that time,At that time, PanduPandu

was 20 years old, awas 20 years old, atemporary dispatch clerktemporary dispatch clerkwith a small group thatwith a small group thatspecialized in sellingspecialized in sellingimported softwareimported softwareproducts.products.

I interviewedI interviewed PanduPandu

and found him to be veryand found him to be veryintelligent, humble,intelligent, humble,courteous and hardcourteous and hardworking. I made myworking. I made mydecision then and theredecision then and thereto hire himto hire him


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DEEPAK PAREKHDEEPAK PAREKH

CHAIRMAN,HDFC LTDCHAIRMAN,HDFC LTD

ON ROSY,VISHWANATH & LOUIZAON ROSY,VISHWANATH & LOUIZA

THERE is not a day in my officeTHERE is not a day in my officethat is not chaotic. Yet each day,that is not chaotic. Yet each day,the chaos is seamlessly cleared tothe chaos is seamlessly cleared tomake things look orderly. For overmake things look orderly. For over25 years, I have relied on Rosy,25 years, I have relied on Rosy,

Vishwanath and Louiza. Together,Vishwanath and Louiza. Together,they can give any event manager athey can give any event manager arun for his money.run for his money.

They know flight schedules likeThey know flight schedules likethe back of their hands. They arethe back of their hands. They arealways courteous and know morealways courteous and know more

about customer service than manyabout customer service than manyfrontline personnel. But whatfrontline personnel. But whatkeeps surprising me is theirkeeps surprising me is theirresourcefulness and ingenuity. Theresourcefulness and ingenuity. Thebottom line is that they alwaysbottom line is that they alwaysmanage to get things done.manage to get things done.


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How Prema built up the BPOHow Prema built up the BPO THE wheels of our businessTHE wheels of our businessare oiled by a few criticalare oiled by a few critical

people who make ourpeople who make ourenterprises work. While weenterprises work. While wemay choose to believe that wemay choose to believe that weare at the fulcrum of ourare at the fulcrum of ourbusinesses, the fact is that webusinesses, the fact is that we

can go away for weeks at acan go away for weeks at atime without disruptingtime without disruptinganythinganything but these fewbut these fewpeoples absence can createpeoples absence can createchaos.chaos.

Therefore, there are veryTherefore, there are veryfew people like Prema in thefew people like Prema in the

organisationorganisationwho have seen itwho have seen itfrom the inside, watched allfrom the inside, watched allthe mistakes, read all thethe mistakes, read all theemail traffic. We are veryemail traffic. We are veryfortunate at Genpactfortunate at Genpactwe havewe havehad a core group of leadershad a core group of leadersand our core staffand our core staffwho canwho can

make everything workmake everything work

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ON PREMA SWAMINATHAN


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Support & reliability, maxedSupport & reliability, maxedANALJITSINGHANALJITSINGH

CHAIRMAN,MAX INDIACHAIRMAN,MAX INDIA

ON RAGHU & ANUON RAGHU & ANU I have often said AnuI have often said Anu

and Raghu dont work forand Raghu dont work forme, but actually walk withme, but actually walk withme. They can often read myme. They can often read mymind. Therefore, I have amind. Therefore, I have asupremely efficient,supremely efficient,dependable and reliabledependable and reliableback office 24X365. Both ofback office 24X365. Both ofthem are like familythem are like familymembers, embraced by mymembers, embraced by my

wife and three (now four)wife and three (now four)children. They too, whenchildren. They too, whenrequired rely on them withrequired rely on them withthe same level ofthe same level ofconfidence and comfort. Myconfidence and comfort. Mychildren call them Anuchildren call them Anu

aunty and Raghu uncle.aunty and Raghu uncle.


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Through the highs and lowsThrough the highs and lowsSUNIL MITTALSUNIL MITTAL CHAIRMAN,BHARTI GROUP ON OFFICECHAIRMAN,BHARTI GROUP ON OFFICE

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H (TOP) Suresh was clearly a partSuresh was clearly a partof this network of trustof this network of trustand a great companionand a great companionthrough the highs andthrough the highs andlows. Be it the ban onlows. Be it the ban on

import of generators thatimport of generators thatset us back temporarily orset us back temporarily orwinning the mobilewinning the mobilelicence for Delhi whichlicence for Delhi whichopened the doors for usopened the doors for usto dream big, Suresh wasto dream big, Suresh was

a part of them all. Beinga part of them all. Beinga part of this memorablea part of this memorableBharti journey in valueBharti journey in valuecreation, Sureshcreation, Sureshbenefited with 2700 Airtelbenefited with 2700 Airtelshares under theshares under the

Employee Stock O PEmployee Stock O P


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If you're always amenableIf you're always amenable

, "Your boss will quickly come to see, "Your boss will quickly come to see

you as a huge asset to the team andyou as a huge asset to the team andas someone he can count on."as someone he can count on."


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THANKYOU !

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