Managing Up

Managing up! It sounds like we need to be a sucker? Manipulating your Boss?
Nay!!!! That is not what it mean.....

I survived few difficult bosses and now still surviving of their mental tortured! ahahaha ... just kidding!!! not that bad. For me managing Bosses or managing up , is very challenging task. Too kind to good is too boring for me to work with them. hahahaha... yeah! another psycho statement from me.

To me Managing up is more win win situation and benefit to both parties.

Most important tips to managing up :

1. Understand you Boss's preferences
2. Be honest and trustworthy (don't be a CNN)
3. Understand boss thoughts and agenda (there is always a reason behind his instruction. If don't know their objective...ASK!)
4. Loyal and committed
5.always come out with solutions instead of create problems
6.Don't give your boss surprises(not funny, OK!!!)
7.Find out your boss weaknesses
8. Know your boss dislike (eg. he hate late comers or hate disorganized people)
9.Understand yourself (if you don't understand yourself ....go back and reflect before start dealing with your boss)
10. Know your own strengths and weaknesses.

In short , always think like your boss and you will understand him well.
Adapt to your boss rather than expect boss adapt to you. Whatever you do ...you will never win your boss!

This is strictly my personal view. If you have any other thoughts please don't hesitate to email me direct or leave your comments.

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Bad Boss

I my previous entry I wrote on 'How to survive difficult Boss'  and office politics.
Working with difficult boss is one of the hardest challenge in work life.
Face it! you may love your job but if you hate your boss .... how are you going to continue working???
You won't stay long there... again I repeat this phrase - 'People quit the boss not the job or company'.

Find out your boss type or which type of boss , are you????

The Dictator
- Their leadership style is authoritative style but open for input and they prefer direct communication style.
- they know everything and expect everything to be done on his way. Whoa!!! I worked with one before. Horrible!

The Abuser
- get ready to be cursed and be hurt.
- They are basically is a toxic person. If you kind of sensitive person you may end up your day miserably and in tears.huhuhuhuhuh...so sad!!!

The Idiot
- ah! this type no nothing about what they are doing. They be your boss because they are luckier.
- the worst thing is they themselve never realise they are an idiot! hahahaha
- they may end up making hasty decisions due to lack of knowledge and information. DANGEROUS!!!!

The Procrastinator
- not very organised and end up being indecisive. Ah! make thing difficult for people to move on!

The Micromanager
- this type of Boss can never let go.
- can't give up on their control and make sure they involve in every detail of the work.
- Basically the company live with him and die together with him too.

Many more to list down... whatever we do just try to understand our boss and try to work around him. Stratergies your way to deal with him to make sure your working relation successful and if you see yourself as highlevel people try your way to managing up! I talk about managing up soon.

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