The boss should always retain broader management duties such as overall planning, policymaking, goal-setting, and budget supervision, as well as work that involves confidential information or supervisor-subordinate relations. The assistant is the one who really knows what's going on. Seek to expand your role and power base in the organization...
What's the Best Way to Calm a Grumpy Boss?Seriously?I love the part that says "Ask your boss what is troubling her." Nice assumption that it is a woman. Do people seriously never learn?Seriously!Well, that was the author's pronoun, not mine, but... If he had said, "Find out what's troubling...
My fellow bloggers over at BNET Intercom have revealed some fun facts about National Boss Day (which is today, by the way, lest you forget to buy your boss a box of chocolates or a bottle of the finest cabernet). Few of us, however, know the origins of the word...
When Should You Take Down Your Boss?When you Should Take down Your BossWe are all guilty of this at some point in our career. But and it is a BIG BUT..it is corrosive and undermining to him/her and the organization. The "takedown" almost always invloves an ulterior motive...
To assist yourself in becoming more productive and eventually more successful, it is important that you learn to be a good boss. A good boss provides detailed expectations for his employees. Since you are now your own boss, it is up to you to provide this structure for yourself. Treat...
How do you tell your boss he or she is wrong? The short answer: very carefully. The old adage about picking your battles to win the war still holds. Whether you're a senior vice president disagreeing with the chief executive, or a junior associate differing with an immediate supervisor, the...
Somewhere between winning the lottery and hearing your name called on "The Price is Right" is that other common fantasy: Telling off your boss. While telling your manager what he or she can really do with that quarterly report is tempting, you'd like to keep your job. Still, you may...
Boss in Motion from Procter & Gamble Prestige Beaute is intended for what the company calls the `energy-charged men' who buy Hugo Boss Orange Label leisurewear. This may be the only Hugo Boss new fragrance to debut this year since P&G has lim Boss in Motion...
How to Create a Data-Driven BossHow to Create a Data-Driven BossExcellent message. Although situated for the web industry, the guidance is just as appropriate for engineering and service firms.
Video: Who Was Your Worst Boss, Ever?RE: Video: Who Was Your Worst Boss, Ever?Oh, that is easy. Again "without naming names" - I will never ever forget him for not a single good reason. He was the worst because he had absolutely no respect for any of his employees. He...
Give up on the idea that you're going to convince your boss that his son is shouldn't be working there. Your boss is an enabler, and is blind to his son's faults. The only thing that you can do in this case is to get your customers...
Need help managing your manager? Try the techniques in BNET's Tame Your Boss to master the proper care and feeding of your most important professional relationship. by BNET staff
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Need help managing your manager? Try these techniques to master the proper care and feeding of your most important professional relationship.Sure you're good at your job, but do you know the fine art of upward management? If you really want to do well at work, you need our step-by-step guide...
When you're boss of the world's top consumer goods company, you don't go short. When you're boss of the world's top consumer goods company, you don't go short.
Challenging bosses also lack skill and tact when addressing their employees' emotions; thus, they end up creating additional problems on top of not understanding their employees' emotions Bosses who have low Emotional Intelligence require employees who are able to set boundaries, set limits, and provide them with direction and structure....
How to Suffer a Micromanaging BossSay what?[i]Micromanaging can be an effective practice for a high-level boss; but, like most everything, it must have limits. On the surface, a boss who is involved in all aspects of the company is better than an absentee boss on the golf course.[/i]Yeah, and it's...
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