Saturday, October 25, 2008

HOW to manage your boss

A good working environment demands cordial relations with your boss. Managing skills apply not only in job but also on your boss. Impressing your boss and keeping professional relationship with your boss is not a piece of cake. It takes a lot of effort and understanding to develop certain strategy to manage your boss.

Following points can help you in developing managerial skills to maintain a balance in your work performance:
  1. Corporate world is full of uncertainties. Relations are judged by the behavior of professionals. Professional life and personal life should never be overlapped. Some distance is required to be maintained with your boss and at the same time professional understanding should be developed.
  2. Personal qualities of boss may not be up to the par but professional knowledge may overshadow anybody. Boss assistance and experience can help you in many ways.
  3. Never hate your boss, always show respect and gratitude towards your boss. Boss is the person who can improve your image among high rank officers which in turn can help you in promotion. So, ladder of success links with your relations with boss.
  4. Finish your work on time and don't give your boss a single chance to scold you. Fulfill the expectations of your boss with great sense of responsibility. Never make fake promises with your boss; it can diminish your image.
  5. Risk in decision making can be avoided by concerning your boss on significant matters. Your growth in company can get hampered just by one wrong decision. So, be careful but never try to involve your boss on trivial matters.
  6. Way of thinking and approach to work of your boss may vary from yours. Patience is required to adjust with your boss and any type of aggression should be prohibited.
  7. Gradual process of discussion with your boss on significant matters will develop sense of trust. If your views don't match with your boss then no need of arguing.
  8. Always show enthusiasm at your work site. Your full utilization of personality is always welcomed. Your dressing sense, behavior, speaking power, energy level reflects your personality. The most effective way is to organize yourself before joining the job.
There is a famous saying that boss is always right. Try to accept your mistakes if you commit and politely convey your message on blunders of boss. Supporting documents and proof play an important role in proving your thinking accurate. Stand in affirmation on challenging jobs only if you are confident in completing the task on your own. React well to every situation and more important is being positive.

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