How to make your boss love you

Many people struggle with getting along with their boss and want to know the insider secrets to making their boss love them. Are you one of them? If you are, here’s some good news – getting along with your boss is really not as hard as you think. Here are a few simple tips you can use to develop a better working relationship with your boss. Understand your role. The most important thing to a solid relationship with your employer is to understand what you are there for. Make sure you understand your goals and priorities, as well as what your employer needs you to do. Very importantly, learn to prioritise your workload from most important to least. Address your employer’s needs. It’s important to know that you were hired for a reason. Make sure you completely understand yours. Once you learn what is required from you, you can then learn and better understand how to address your employer’s needs. Listen carefully to your employer. If you learn that your employer will always ask you about the same things at the same time, fill them in on the progress of your tasks first. “I know you might be worried about how we are handling the holiday event. I just wanted to let you know that we’ve planned X, X and Y. What do you think?” Be prepared to offer solutions when necessary, and be open to your manager’s feedback. Think for yourself and exceed expectations. Think for yourself whenever you can. Before you go to your manager with a question, see if you can answer the question yourself. This will help you look independent and like a problem-solver. In addition to thinking for yourself, try and exceed expectations whenever possible. Give yourself realistic deadlines, and make sure you meet them. Take on extra work when you can as well. This is one of the best ways to get your manager to acknowledge your efforts – all managers appreciate and like a hard worker. Don’t get swallowed by your workload though; it’s important that you find a healthy work/life balance. Burning yourself out by taking on too much won’t work in your favour.  


Culled from Careers24