How to succeed in your career


How to Manage your Boss for Career Success

With all of the attention today on3. UNDER-PROMISE & OVER-DELIVER - It's
learning how to manage your career, it'snatural to want to impress your boss by
surprising that one of the most criticalmaking big promises. However, no matter
skills you need to get ahead doesn't gethow much you actually accomplish, if you
much attention. That skill is the finedon't live up to the expectations you
art of managing your boss.set, you can't help but damage your
Over the course of your career, you'llreputation. When you exceed
have some great bosses and some whoexpectations, you build credibility in
aren't so good. Some may bethe eyes of the people who count.
unsupportive, some may not give you the4. DON'T FOCUS ONLY ON PROBLEMS - Yes,
credit you deserve for your work, andyour boss is busy. But just because
some may even take out their ownyou're lucky to get a few moments,
frustrations on you.doesn't mean you should focus only on
While few situations are as discouragingdifficulties. Make sure you regularly
as having an incompetent boss or one whodiscuss positive performance and future
regularly finds fault with you, the goodplans.
news is that most bosses really want to5. OFFER SOLUTIONS - Never take a
do their best. Often the right skillsproblem to your boss without offering 2
can help you manage your boss and turn aor 3 possible solutions at the same
marginal relationship into a moretime. This gives you an opportunity to
productive one.showcase your problem-solving ability.
TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR MANAGING YOURAnd if you simply want your boss's input
BOSSon a problem, be sure to make that
If you want to influence the outcome ofclear. Otherwise you boss may feel that
your relationship with your boss, youyou are trying to transfer your problem
have to take responsibility. If you waitto her.
around for your boss to make the first6. ASK FOR FEEDBACK - One of the
move, you may miss out on importanthallmarks of top performers is their
opportunities.habit of seeking out criticism to help
Here are some action steps you can takethem improve their performance. While
RIGHT NOW to build a more productive andcompliments are always nice to receive,
rewarding relationship with your boss:if you want to advance rapidly in your
1. KNOW YOUR BOSS'S PRIORITIES - Yourcareer, constructive criticism from your
boss's opinion of you is critical.boss is often more useful. If your boss
Linking your activities to what mattersdoesn't coach regularly, be sure to ask
most to him or her makes you a moreabout ways that you can improve your
valuable team member. It also helps youperformance.
make better decisions about how to spendPractically everything you achieve in
your time.your career, you will achieve through
This doesn't mean that you need to agreeworking with others. Your future success
with everything your boss says. Whendepends greatly on your ability to
properly handled, disagreements caneffectively manage relationships with
build your credibility and gain youyour boss, your peers, your subordinates
greater support. Just make sure thatand your customers.
both you and your boss are aiming forToday, relationship strategies rule the
the same goals.world. To become a rising star in your
2. ASK WIIFH? - Before you presentcareer you must learn and apply them.
ideas to your boss, ask, "What's in itWhen you master these strategies for
for him?" Think about how yourmanaging your boss you'll find it easier
objectives further your boss's goals andto get support for your objectives.
priorities. If you can demonstrate howYou'll be able to earn more, get
your ideas will benefit your boss,promoted faster, and ultimately achieve
you're far more likely to get thethe career success you want.
support you want.



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