creating a good working relationship with your manager achieve your career goals and reduce your...
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CREATING A GOOD WORKING RELATIONSHIP
WITH YOUR MANAGER• Achieve your career
goals and reduce your stress level!
• Promote yourself by making your boss look good!
Perception Test
• Read the following:
Finished Files are the Results of years of Scientific Study Combined with the experience of Many Years.
MANAGING YOUR BOSSWHY ?
(Shouldn’t your boss be managing you?)
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Your success is linked to your boss’s - you either succeed together or fail together
You can best meet your needs by ensuring the boss meets his/her needs
A difficult, unproductive working relation-ship with your boss is one of the greatest sources of stress in the workplace
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TO BE AN EFFECTIVE MANAGER OF YOUR BOSS, YOU SHOULD KNOW
CERTAIN DO’S AND DON’T’S ___________________
DO’SLearn everything you can about your boss
Find out what would further your boss’s success and help deliver it
Adapt your work style and habits/moods to those of the boss; do not expect the boss to adapt to yours
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DO’SFind out what your boss’s goals and objectives at work are
Always focus on the objectives when discussing problems and disagreements
Make yourself indispensable by learning what your boss needs to know
Be a good listener - rather than arguing, help your boss explore issues by asking probing, open-ended, but supportive questions
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DO’SKeep your boss informed about what is going on. Never let your boss be surprised by his/her superior about something going on, or not going on, in your area of responsibility.
Communicate with your boss in the manner he or she prefers
Be attuned to your boss’s shifting needs and issues
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DO’SManage your own performance - initiate regular reviews on how you are doing. Don’t assume your boss knows everything you are doing. When you do something that will further the boss’s agenda, make sure he/she knows about it
Pick your battles with the boss. Under no circumstances should you make a mountain out of every molehill and get a reputation as a whiner
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DO’S
Always remember to say “Thank You” to the boss and to your own subordinates/peers. Everyone appreciates politeness instead of rudeness
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DONT’SDo things that your boss does not approve of
Make promises that you cannot deliver
Expose the boss to surprises - if there is bad news, you must deliver it yourself
Go over the boss’s head to a more superior manager except in very rare situations
Be defensive when criticized - instead focus on the facts
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DONT’SCriticize your boss inside or outside of the organization. Never assume anything you say will remain confidential
Be a “yes person”. Be frank and honest when you disagree, but focus on mutual objectives
Praise the boss insincerely. The boss and your peers will see through it every time
Embarrass your boss
What type of Manager do you have?
Micromanager
Non-ManagerUnreasonable Manager
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In conclusion, many barriers could potentially hinder an effective working
relationship with your boss
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You may think your boss is not an asset to the organization.
- You may think that your boss is not the brightest bulb on the Christmas tree, but he/she got to their current position because they brought something of value to the organization.
- You may not be aware of your boss’ strengths. In addition, he/she probably has allies in higher positions.
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You boss is not an empowering type of manager - its either his way or the highway
- Look for opportunities to prove to your boss that you are competent and can be trusted to make him/her look good. Earn his/her trust.
- Look for ways to suggest ideas to your boss in such a way that provides an opportunity for them to take credit for the idea as their own.
- Remember that the boss may not always be right, but the boss is always the boss. Develop alternative approaches to achieve desired goals.
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Your boss often pulls rank in order to get you to do something, even if you do not feel it is in the best interest of the organization.
- Are you the only person who experiences this type of behavior? If so, you need to look inwardly to
determine what you can do differently to better manage your boss.
- Never agree to do something that is unethical or illegal. Immediately request a meeting with your boss’s superior and/or notify the appropriate
authorities.
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SUMMARY************************************************
By effectively managing your boss and creating a good working relationship , you can:
Improve your chances of being successful in your job
Reduce job related stress
Enhance the effectiveness of the organization
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A GOOD WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR BOSS WILL ELIMINATE STRESS
AND IMPROVE YOUR EFFECTIVENESS