{"id":2033,"date":"2011-05-12T03:28:16","date_gmt":"2011-05-12T03:28:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dev-peopletekcoaching.pantheon.io\/?p=2033"},"modified":"2021-10-14T21:37:25","modified_gmt":"2021-10-14T21:37:25","slug":"managing-your-leader","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/peopletekcoaching.com\/staging\/2011\/05\/12\/managing-your-leader\/","title":{"rendered":"Managing Your Leader"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Managing your boss isn\u2019t a matter of \u201capple polishing\u201d or playing politics. It involves working together to generate the best solutions for you, your boss and your company.
\n—Dr. Robert Karlsberg<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Can you really manage your boss? Probably not, but you can improve your relationship with your boss by effectively communicating, better understanding their preferred leadership style, and by building an open and trusting relationship.<\/p>\n

Start by\u00a0aligning expectations and having a clear understanding of your organization’s vision and\u00a0mission statements, and supporting goals; we must know our responsibilities and how we support attaining shared goals, and hold one another accountable for our actions (or lack of actions).<\/p>\n

That\u2019s the relationship. You\u2019re trying to live up to the boss\u2019s view of your best self.
\n\u2013Dale Dauten<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

8 Tips to Improve\u00a0Your Relationship With Your Boss<\/h2>\n

Management experts, Joe Takash and Bahaudin Mujtaba, provide the following tips for fostering a better relationship with your boss.<\/p>\n

1.\u00a0 Learn your boss\u2019 communication style.
\n<\/strong>What level of detail do they prefer? How often do they want to meet? Identify who seems to communicate best with them and try incorporating their style with yours.<\/p>\n

2.\u00a0 Be proactive.
\n<\/strong>Understand the strengths you bring to the organization and ensure your boss is aware of them. If you have ideas, share them and create an executable plan.<\/p>\n

3.\u00a0 Meet regularly.
\n<\/strong>Schedule monthly meetings (minimally); discuss your progress against goals, identify areas for improvement,\u00a0and jointly update your development plan.<\/p>\n

4.\u00a0 Ask for your boss\u2019 opinion.
\n<\/strong>Ask for their perspective on things.\u00a0 State your idea and approach, and ask for their input. If you\u2019re the boss, ask your team<\/strong> for their ideas and LISTEN.<\/p>\n

5.\u00a0 Go to your boss with solutions.
\n<\/strong>Most of us have heard “don\u2019t come to me with problems, come to me with solutions.” That doesn\u2019t mean we don\u2019t ask for help or have questions, but rather that we have thought it through, have solutions (which may have failed), but would now like another\u00a0opinion.<\/p>\n

6.\u00a0 Develop a power that makes you attractive.
\n<\/strong>Become an expert, stay apprised of changes in your industry, understand the competition, have the dream customer\/business partner relationship.<\/p>\n

7.\u00a0 Address problems.
\n<\/strong>If you seem at odds with your boss, talk to him\/her. Do it when you can have one another\u2019s full attention, remain fact based as to why you feel uncomfortable,\u00a0 and keep your emotions in check.<\/p>\n

8.\u00a0 Play devil\u2019s advocate.
\n<\/strong>This doesn\u2019t mean having open disagreements or making your boss look “wrong.” \u00a0Instead, say, \u201cLet me play devil\u2019s advocate\u201d so you are viewed as stating an alternate opinion which may bring additional light to the situation.<\/p>\n

Invest the time to build a relationship with your boss, understand how they prefer to be communicated with, and model your leadership behaviors to support those preferences.<\/p>\n

Guaranteed to build a \u201cwin-win\u201d relationship!<\/p>\n

The glue that holds all relationships together \u2014 including the relationship between the leader and the led is trust, and trust is based on integrity.
\n\u2013Brian Tracy<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Help turn your leadership knowledge into leadership action!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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