18 Feb 2008 04:53:16 | Ramon Greenwood
Learn The Truth About Your Boss by Ramon Greenwood
Everybody has a boss. Like it or not, Mr. Big in the corner
office is the gatekeeper of our careers. Therefore, career
success requires that we learn how to manage our boss
relationships.
The boss is the portal in the hierarchy through which we connect
with the rest of the organization and its resources He is the
one who can pass us along for promotions or stop us dead in our
tracks. He is the first hurdle to get over to gain more
responsibility and more money. Our plans and budgets must have
his approval.
Unless you are able to establish and manage positive connections
with your bosses at each step in your career you will fall short
of your potential.
Bosses Hard To Accept
Accepting the idea of a boss is especially hard for ambitious
careerists; few achievers like the notion of having a master who
holds sway over them in the universal pecking order. Accepting
authority is basically at odds with the attributes required for
success.
Bosses come in all shapes and sizes. They can be fair-minded,
inspiring leaders who provide the opportunities you need to make
the most of your career. Bosses can also be jerks. They can be
picky and petty; ogres, control freaks, bumblers, micromanagers
or absentee overseers. They can be bullies that roar like lions
or wimps that squeak like mice. They can be smart or as dumb as
a post. They can even be crazy as loons.
On any given day, bosses can seem like a parent who is
respected, feared or barely tolerated. They can be sources of
conflicts and turmoil. They can be insecure. They can be mean.
In any case, our relationships with them must be managed if we
are to build successful careers.
The recently released E-Book "How To Make The Boss Relationship
Work For You" leads the reader through a step-by-step process
for understanding these realities and turning boss relationships
into career assets. Down-to-earth guidelines explain how to deal
with bad bosses and bullies, how to handle boss conflicts, and
how to form a partnership of mutual dependency. The reader is
provided with a detail procedure for analyzing one's boss.
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