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What Your Boss Really Wants from You
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What Your Boss Really Wants from You

15 Insights to Improve Your Relationship

Berrett-Koehler, 2014 更多详情

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Whether your boss is a perfect leader or a witless fiend, you must get along. To that end, leadership consultant Steve Arneson offers a guidebook that will help angst-ridden employees with baffling bosses. His 15 strategic questions can guide those who work for one of the four types of bad bosses: “the insecure boss,” “the ego-driven boss,” “the control-freak boss” or the “career-focused boss.” Some of Arneson’s counsel may seem a little overly focused on the boss as a person (like keeping a journal of your supervisor’s moods) and some is overly optimistic. For example, such suggestions as, “Stop talking about your boss negatively and start talking...objectively,” only work if you can discover your boss’s redeeming qualities. Helpfully, Arneson also includes advice for those who have a good boss or, at least, an OK one and want to improve their relationship. getAbstract suggests this manual to anyone with a boss, especially a problem boss. And if you are a boss seeking some insight, here’s what the world of work looks like from your team’s perspective.

Summary

Your Boss Defines Your Job Experience

No matter where you work, the most important person at your job is your boss. The average employee will probably go through a minimum of 15 to 20 bosses before retirement. So, everyone who draws a salary has to find a way to get along with the higher-ups. And that’s not always easy. Good bosses can inspire motivation and loyalty, but bad bosses can make you miserable.

Don’t waste time and energy thinking you can change your boss’s personality or behavior. Instead, find a way to change yourself – or, at least, how you act at work – so you can get along with your boss. To start, learn everything you can about your job and your supervisor.

Ask these 15 important questions, starting with 10 about your boss as a person:

  1. What are the best way and the best time to approach your boss? – Bosses interact with employees in very different ways. Some keep their doors open; others require strict appointments. Some prefer phone calls; others prefer emails. Some bosses remain emotionally level; others are moody and changeable. Some will discuss most issues; others stay tightly guarded. Figure out the correct...

About the Author

Steve Arneson, founder of Arneson Leadership Consulting, wrote the bestseller Bootstrap Leadership.


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