You don't have to like and admire your boss, nor do you have to hate him. You do have to manage him, however, so that he becomes your resource for achievement, accomplishment and personal success as well.
- PETER F DRUCKER
In today's work world, nobody makes it completely on their own. Managing up is just as managing down. But many people don't realize this. Instead, they waste time complaining about the boss and assume that they are powerless to change and imprve the relationship. If that sounds like you, consider this:
You Own 50% of your relationship with your boss and are 100% in control of your own behavior. And the way you behave towards your boss teaches him how to treat you.
1. Inventory strengths and Weakness
2. Build on strengths
3. Decide how you want to change your boss's behavior
4. Reward your boss for any signs of positve change.
Voice public and private support for his goals.
Simply his work by keeping him organized
Keeepalter for ideas that will save time or money or improve the workplace and pass them along
Tactfully volunteer to help him with tasks for which your abilities are stronger.
Let him and others know that you feel proud and forutnate to have the opportunity to work with him
You can't give your boss a promotion, a bonus of a piece of the business, but you can give him a lot. How do you go about doing it will play alarge role in your and his success.
You may not always get the behavior you want. When that happens, just keep cool and ignore it. Be ready with an assortment of ways to reward the boss when you get good behavior.
Hope it will work out for all of us.
Cheers
Archna
From India, Delhi
113- PETER F DRUCKER
In today's work world, nobody makes it completely on their own. Managing up is just as managing down. But many people don't realize this. Instead, they waste time complaining about the boss and assume that they are powerless to change and imprve the relationship. If that sounds like you, consider this:
You Own 50% of your relationship with your boss and are 100% in control of your own behavior. And the way you behave towards your boss teaches him how to treat you.
1. Inventory strengths and Weakness
2. Build on strengths
3. Decide how you want to change your boss's behavior
4. Reward your boss for any signs of positve change.
Voice public and private support for his goals.
Simply his work by keeping him organized
Keeepalter for ideas that will save time or money or improve the workplace and pass them along
Tactfully volunteer to help him with tasks for which your abilities are stronger.
Let him and others know that you feel proud and forutnate to have the opportunity to work with him
You can't give your boss a promotion, a bonus of a piece of the business, but you can give him a lot. How do you go about doing it will play alarge role in your and his success.
You may not always get the behavior you want. When that happens, just keep cool and ignore it. Be ready with an assortment of ways to reward the boss when you get good behavior.
Hope it will work out for all of us.
Cheers
Archna
From India, Delhi
Hi Swapna,
They talk about managing us, why cant we manage them.
Lets try it out.
Peter F Drucker also said the statement:
"Your Boss is like your child, you have to nurture him/her even if they do something you don't like. Like your child you have to bear with them."
Cheers
Archna
From India, Delhi
They talk about managing us, why cant we manage them.
Lets try it out.
Peter F Drucker also said the statement:
"Your Boss is like your child, you have to nurture him/her even if they do something you don't like. Like your child you have to bear with them."
Cheers
Archna
From India, Delhi
Thanks Archana ,its very useful,but all these do not play in your mind when He/She is screaming or not at all an understanding one,mapping or forecasting your Boss's behavior can be impossible.then what do we do?
From India, Calcutta
From India, Calcutta
Hi
Archna
its really different article n if v follow very practical one.
as u hav said one should b cool while boss say something
if u belong to HR field the u can very well imagine how difficult it is for hr to convince boss n when u mve to boss for incentives then may b ur boss ll shut on u like anything without any rhyme n reason. How ll u keep urself cool in this situation
From India, Ludhiana
Archna
its really different article n if v follow very practical one.
as u hav said one should b cool while boss say something
if u belong to HR field the u can very well imagine how difficult it is for hr to convince boss n when u mve to boss for incentives then may b ur boss ll shut on u like anything without any rhyme n reason. How ll u keep urself cool in this situation
From India, Ludhiana
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