Get along with your boss and excel in your job

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Sharing with you an interesting blog posted on TalentEquity.in

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"Abhishek is always ready to share new stories about his boss and how they don’t get along well. He claims that he is not able to focus on his work because his boss is not cooperative at all and does not add value to his work. He feels, all this is making him unproductive at work.

It is a fact that you share a mutually dependent relationship with your boss. If you dont achieve your goals at work, it will affect the overall performance of your boss and the organisation. At the same time you will not progess or grow without the experience, knowledge and support of your boss.

That is why there is great need to have a smooth and productive relationship with your boss.

Here are some tips to nurture your relationship with your boss:

Be a solution person:

All jobs are about finding solutions to problems. Whether you are working as software engineer and trying to fix a bug or selling solutions to clients, you will have difficulties. Be eager to discuss relevant problem/issues only with your boss. While doing so, do remember to offer a solution that you think will address the problem.

Always remember there is fine line between being eager and being annoying. I still remember the saying of my ex boss who always used to say - “Dont always bring problems to me otherwise you will become a problem for me.”

Be attentive and proactive:

“Boss deserves your attention and likewise you deserve the attention of your boss” You should be aware of the expectation he has from you about that assigned work. Todays web offers us freely a lot of smart widgets and other applications, which helps organising and delivering our work effectively. You should be able to choose which tools, when.

It is good way to keep your boss enthused by demonstrating use of smart technology for regular work.

Match interest:

One of my friend always has a good relationship with his boss. The reason being they often bond beyond work. They have found common interests like swimming, reading, working with underpriviledged children. After work, or during weekends, they would meet and some part of their conversations would be focussed on workplace.

It is vert important for your boss to know you beyond work, and likewise. It helps bridge the gap.

Take the pain of your boss:

This is a fact that you dont forget a person who helps you in your trouble times. So apart from doing your job efficiently try to figure out what is the pain area of your boss like some annoying, uninteresting work that your boss doesnt have the time to do. Take them in your hand occassionaly and finish them, that is if you havethe time and inclination.

Your boss will love you for this and you will get to learn something new for sure.

Be trustworthy:

A boss likes colleagues who are dependent, trustworthy and value committments.

It is a good practice to keep your boss informed about the progress of the allocated work and share timelines. If you are able to match your performance accordingly, you will be able to avoid last minute surprises, if there are any.

Above are some time tested methods to strike up a rapport with your boss at work. Do share your experiences with us"

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Regards,

Sanjay