Do you find it tough to handle your boss? While you make every attempt to keep him happy, he refuses to take your points as granted and finds your faults in everything. That irritates you. You want to find your way up in the ladder of promotions and perks. However, your boss is the hardest part to overcome. He is a person, who has got an insatiable greed for more in everything you do. So, can you keep your boss pleased and happy? Yes, you can. But it can’t be done by switching from job to job. The truth is wherever you may work you will find your superior tough. According to a Chinese proverb “where water is boss, the land must obey”. Just observe the meaning in this Chinese proverb; you will understand the significance of the relationship between the subordinate and the boss.
You can safely work with your tough boss, if you adhere to these five simple principles. Let’s discuss those one by one.
Maintain punctuality
Punctuality shows the real character. For a worker, not only reaching the office in time is important, but making the optimum use of official time shows the sincerity in the character of the worker. The hours of hard work you put in the job determines your productivity. You need to be very meticulous with the time you spend on your job. It is easy to say but difficult to accomplish the habit of reaching office in time. You get stranded in the hurly-burly of the traffic. Consequently, you reach office late and show excuses to your boss. The wisdom lies in starting fifteen minutes earlier than your usual time office going time. Punctuality brings trust in your presence in the office. Your boss needs persons, who are sincere and punctual.
Speak the truth and never hide behind a pretext
There are many complex situations and responsibilities in an official atmosphere. You must not speak the untruth, while you try to execute a task. Stay away from giving false commitments or assurances while you say your performance related things. Based on your words, your boss makes his commitments to the management. If you fail due to the higher commitments you have made, your boss will find it easy to fire you. Accept the performance related targets, which are practical.
Keep a distance from your boss
You might be working in a friendly atmosphere without bossism. But you need to avoid your boss’s personal invitations for more friendliness. Your boss may ask you very personal questions. He may try to know what you do in your spare time. But be careful; he is trying to extract all the information from you just to frame accusations against you at the time when you will fail in your commitments.
Know the challenge in your job and dare to accept it
Invariably there is a tough part in every job that one does. That tough part is called “key result area”. An intelligent worker can set the equation of the time and efforts that can make him successful in the key result area of his job. You need to focus your abilities within the available time on the key result area. Know the things you unnecessarily do and those do not assure your performance in the key result area. This can make you successful despite the odds.
Be sincere with your reporting pattern
Reporting means briefing your boss about the day-to-day developments and realities about the job. You need to maintain the record of your each day’s performance and submit that to your boss in time. Make sure you keep the photo-copy of that. Be truthful with whatever you write in your reports. Your boss becomes happy while you communicate effectively about all the developments in work. That keeps him assured that you are working hard.