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What is Managing Your Boss?
Managing your boss is all
about making his/her
relationship with you
simple and rewarding.
The aim is that the boss
should look up with
pleasure when you walk
into the room, knowing
that you’ll be easy to get
on with, co-operative,
positive, reliable and
trustworthy.
The first thing you need to do . . .
The first thing you
need to do is to get
inside your boss’s
head.
If you don’t
understand what
makes your boss
tick, you can’t hope
to understand how
to manage him/her.
When top
level guys
look
down,
they see
only shit When
bottom
level guys
look up,
they see
only
assholes
12 Types
of Bosses
The
Robot
1 2
The
Softie
3
The
Weasel
4
The
Mystery
5
The
Viper
6
The
Buddy
7
The
Miracle
9
The
Number
Cruncher
8
The
Monster
10
The
Innovator
11
The
Tuft
Hunter
12
The
Nitpicker
Learn how to
manage them
Managing Your Boss Model
Managing
Your
Boss
3
2 1
The 3 components:
Knowing Your Boss
Building Your Skills
Managing Difficult Boss
Managing Your Boss Model
Knowing Your Boss 1
If you want a first
class relationship with
your boss, you have to
start by getting to
know:
what makes your
boss tick
what pressures do
your boss face, and
what makes your
boss’s boss tick
Knowing Your Boss 1
YOUR STRATEGIES
Understanding your Boss
Be part of the Solution
not Problem
Developing specific skills
to deal with your Boss
Handling work stress
from Boss
Creating the perfect
relationship
12 Working Styles
of Bosses
Bureaucratic
1
Laid Back
2
Consultative
3
Non-
Consultative
4
Concerned
with details
5
Focused on
big picture
6
Creative
7
Organized
9
Logical
8
Un-
organized
10
Proactive
11
Reactive
12
Learn how to work
with them
Building Your Skills 2
After Knowing Your Boss, you need to build up a raft of
skills for dealing with your Boss and people generally.
You’ll still need them when you or your Boss moves on
and you find yourself working with a new boss who may
be very different.
Building Your Skills 2
YOUR SKILLS
Coping with emotions
Being assertive
Listen and be listened to
Using feedback
techniques
35 Ways to get yourself
promoted
Be
Dependable
Take
Ownership
Stay
Organized
Make your
Boss Look
Good
Be
Prepared
Be a
Leader
Keep a
clean
workplace
Understand
the Vision
& Mission
Be
Punctual
Be
Resourceful
Go the
Extra Mile
Treat
Customers
Well
Be Honest Take the
Initiative Be Loyal
Be a Team
Player
Radiate
Positivity
Save the
Company
Money
Focus on
Work
Know the
Industry or
Business
20 Ways to
make your Boss
happy
Learn how to
make your Boss
happy
1 2 3 4 5 6
7 8
11 12
9 10
13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20
Managing Difficult Boss 3
Some of us are lucky to have perfect bosses while others
have to face bosses that are difficult to handle.
So, whether you like it or not, you have to learn to
handle the characteristics that make your boss difficult
to work with.
Managing Difficult Boss 3
YOUR TACTICS
20 Types of Tricky Bosses
10 Things a Difficult Boss
says
20 Habits that your Boss
won’t like
Do’s & Don’ts in
managing a Difficult Boss
dilbert
The Boss who never communicates
The Boss who never
does anything
The Boss who is
prejudiced
The Boss who
throws tantrums
The Boss who is a control freak
The Boss who won’t back you
up
The Boss who is no good at the job
The Boss who never
listens
The Boss who is a
perfectionist
The Boss who is
unorganized
The Boss who stalls
The Boss who takes credit for
your ideas
The Boss who is
dishonest
The Boss who is always right
The Boss who
believes in workaholism
The Boss who is simply
never there
The Boss who is a
poor motivator
The Boss who is
negative
The Boss who
passes the buck
The Boss who won’t
let you develop
20 Types of
Tricky Bosses
Learn how to
handle them
1 2 3 4 5 6
7 8
11 12
9 10
13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20
Finally,
Managing
relationship with
your Boss takes skill,
time and effort
But, YOU should
take the lead
NOT your Boss
