Your bosses are very busy people. They have demands on them that are not always visible to us the employee. It is important to know their priorities to be helpful and understanding.
Your bosses need you to be independent, smart, thoughtful, and really proactive (even be a mind reader). At the same time you need to be a team player.
They need you to keep them updated with what is going with the projects you have been tasked with. You should let them know in good time, if something is not going to plan and how you will fix it, and if you might need their support.
A boss needs to trust their staff and know that they can take the right decision, or at least own up them when they get it wrong, or ask for help in a timely matter. Never do anything that embarrass your boss or the team.
Here are the 9 tips to get your boss to like you.
- Don’t ask question that you can answer.
- Solutions, not problems – don’t go to your boss if you haven’t at least spent 20 minutes to an hour thinking about solutions.
- Go beyond the call of duty. Don’t just do what you have been asked to do. Do more, finish the task to the end.
- Don’t apologies. One you look weak. Two, bosses love it when you take responsibility for your mistakes.
- Don’t get emotional.
- Ask for feedback.
- Stop Whinging.
- Be Proactive.
- Don’t insult your. bosses Intelligence.
Bonus tip: They will love you if you pick up work that you haven’t been tasked with. Be careful that it is a task that needs doing – or you will just land yourself in the bad books. Or you could simply ask your boss – I have bandwidth to taken on more, is there anything you want me to do?
Always remember they are your boss – not your friend. Always be professional and effective.
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A great guidance post. All you said is right 👍
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Thank you
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Bella a great post and you know I have had many, many bosses working for 40 years and all have been different and at times as they say Boss Is Always Right has happened but I have always adjusted very nicely with all of them. They can be our friends if we know their nature and what they want from us in our working style.
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40 years of working, wow. Yes you will had so much experience. We do have to adjust don’t we
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Yes Bella worked for our Petroleum Major, Hindustan Petroleum Company which was ESSO when the Britishers were in India and my first job at the age of 21 as a Stenographer and yes had more than 15 to 20 bosses and of course each and everyone different and had to know their moods but all were not bad except for one or two who were pretty rude but otherwise a beautiful and lovely job and had a great time.
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Oh my word.. what stories you must have.
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And in all this Bella, got married and had two kids and saw to their growing up, took care of the house and that happens with all working women mostly. Now I thought I would put up my legs and sit comfortably but Covid happened and again working for the family. But all said and done ups and down have come but being attached to a Master who I take him to be my Father, my God, my everything and being inspired by so many spiritual talks by learned and wise people and with few of you bloggers who have really motivated and supported I feel this is all part and parcel of our life and we have to keep on learning how to be a good human being, loving and caring and being kind to each and everyone.
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I think we should remain busy our whole life. May not work. But remain active as that is what keeps you young and fit even if the body gets old.
You should write your story for fun.
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Yes Bella I completely agree with your words. We must keep ourselves busy otherwise we will start rotting and it is nice to remain like this. Hahaha for sure but I have written short stories that are fictional and maybe one day as my poetry book came out this book too may come out. Happy writing to you to dear. Stay safe. Love and light to you.
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Love and light, stay safe and young
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Thanks dear Bella and same to you too and continue with your inspiring and positive writings and for motivating all of us.
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😘🙃😉
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♥️♥️♥️♥️
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Don’t apologise is a pretty key one. Like you say they love it when you take responsibility- if something goes wrong it saves them a lot of time investigating.
Also being too submissive can put you in a position of weakness especially with a manager who exploits that!
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Thank you for your wonderful insight. Most helpful.
It is quite the balancing act. And so manager dependent, which makes it all so hard.
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It really is a balancing act, I’ve had managers who act like your best friend so you drop your guard then turn against you!
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It really is … may be the motto is a boss is a boss and never a friend
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If only most bosses were kind enough to recognize and appreciate these behaviors 😂
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Yeah, that is a big issue.! I have been quite lucky to have good bosses.
I knew this would come up, as some bosses are just ……! And I don’t know the answer to that, but I did win over a horrible boss once. But, man it hard work!
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A lovely post, Bella.
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Thank you.
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