| Do your work well and win the difficult boss | Send to a friend |
| Friday, 27 August 2010 15:49 |
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By Immaculate Mwaluko The work environment sometime can be difficult especially if you don’t get along with your boss. So, to make your life easier, always try to get on your boss’s good side. Co-workers you can avoid, but a difficult boss is inescapable. Besides, you can’t expect your boss to change in order to accommodate you. Even if you feel your boss is in the wrong or being unreasonable, the only behaviour you control is yours. The most important thing is to make sure that you do your work well. Perhaps you are doing a great job, phenomenal, but the boss just doesn’t notice, or perhaps, you think you’re doing a great job, but not according to your boss’s instructions. What you think of as perfect and what she thinks of as perfect may be very different. So, in order to get on your boss’s side, you must see yourself from her point of view. Below are some few ways to do that Listen This is the biggest breakdown in most office environments. People don’t truly listen to one another. And a fast-track to a boss who hates you is failing to properly follow instructions. Next time you have face-time with your boss, be prepared to truly listen. Repeat the key points back to her in order to clarify and remember better. Don’t allow your mind to wander to what you’ll say in response. Write the important stuff down: deadlines, dates, figures, and even instructions that might seem simple at the time. Most people think their memories are better than they actually are. But all it takes is a few phone calls or e-mails in between to wipe a conversation from your memory. Ask questions Don’t assume anything. If anything is unclear, ask about it up front. But don’t be a pest. Unless your boss is a micro-manager, some things are up to your discretion. Don’t interrupt meetings or conference calls to ask about a font for the memo or go over instructions she’s already given you. Be self-sufficient. Make her look good to clients, her boss, and even to her spouse if necessary. This is as simple as having assignments ready in time if she is going off to a meeting with the CEO without the figures she asked you for will be indeed a grumpy boss and your days at the office will be hell for sure. As I wind up, remember, you don’t have to kiss up or pal around to be liked. Just be the best employee you can be, listen to your boss’s needs, and follow-through. Even if your personalities don’t click, she’ll have to respect the job you’re doing, and that will make your work life pleasant. This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Add this page to your favorite Social Bookmarking websites           |
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