The relationship you have with your boss is one of the most important aspects of your career. Get this wrong and you will have frustration and possibly a short stay on the job. Get this right and you can find greater career satisfaction.
When my third son Graham started working for IBM, he asked me, “Dad, what is the one lesson you have learned about working with your bosses through the years.” Wow, what a great question! I told him “Get inside the head of your boss and understanding his/her profile and goals. Then do your job so that that his/her desires are fulfilled.” That advice has proven to be true in all the various jobs I have had in my career—but it was not always like that. ~ Charles Hooper, Jr.
YOU HAVE probably experienced these…
Conflict with your boss
Treating your projects as more important than your supervisor’s projects
Desire to improve your relationship with your boss but not sure how
Your supervisor has given an indication that you have performance issues
Your boss is a micro-manager or an absent leader
Your boss has mentioned the stylistic differences between you both
Others are getting responsibilities that you think you should get
THE BENEFITS OF THE "MANAGE AND LEAD UP COACHING FRAMEWORK" INCLUDE:
Improve what might be your most important relationship in your career
Gain clarity about what matters to your manager in terms of performance
Increase awareness of the true quality of the relationship
Deepen communication with your boss
Greater responsibility and increase pay
THERE ARE 6 STEPS TO CONSIDER IN ORDER TO IMPROVE YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR BOSS WHICH CAN BRING THESE BENEFITS.
Step 1: Ask yourself this question: “How willing am I to choose to make this relationship work?”
Step 2: “How willing am I to take full responsibility for the relationship?”
Step 3: Understand your Manager’s profile. There are 9 aspects of your manager’s profile which you need to understand in this step.
Step 4: Assess the Relationship—what is working and what is not working. There are 12 assessment indicators in this step.
Step 5: Brainstorm on strategies to strengthen the relationship—communication, attitudes, and behaviors. There are 14 strengthening strategies in this step.
Step 6: Create an action plan with support and encouragement for the first 90 days up to 6 months
More than half of people who leave their jobs do so because of their relationship with their boss. Smart companies make certain their managers know how to balance being professional with being human. These are the bosses who celebrate an employee's success, empathize with those going through hard times, and challenge people, even when it hurts. ~ Travis Bradberry
What would be possible in your career if your relationship with your boss significantly improved?
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