managing your boss - emeka anazia
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Emeka Anazia, ACIPM, MITD, MAHRD, MATD
Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority Workshop
1. Is it your job to manage your boss, or it is the other way round?
2. Can a subordinate manage his/her boss?
3. Does any boss want to be managed?
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What? Why? How? Power Tips
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See if any of these apply to you:
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I tend to get into power struggles with my boss
I resent the fact that my boss has the power to direct my activities.
I sometimes intentionally fail to do something that my boss asks or expects.
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I tend to feel somewhat anxious when I am with my boss.
I am very hesitant about expressing disagreement to my boss.
I often keep my ideas and opinions to myself instead of sharing
them with my boss
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Managing
Boss Management
Improve the Relationship ……….Get this right or stay away!
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Not a Call to Be Your Boss’s Best friend
Promotion of self-interest
Brown-nosing
Manipulation
Gymnastics of corporate climbing
Charade
Skullduggery
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Management is about getting things done through people
...[team members, subordinates]
Managing Your Boss is the art of Managing Up
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The purpose of managing-up is to
have the by-product of your efforts
enhance the work of those you report to
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The relationships that you create and manage with your immediate boss is
critical for your work success and
career progress
Like it or not, you're in charge of your relationship with your boss
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Relationship with your boss -the most important relationship at work
can stimulate better performance
improve your working life, job satisfaction, and workload
Give your boss a hand and reap the rewards
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Your Boss Is Numero Uno – Number 1 Customer
Most Successful Executives treat their bosses as their No 1 Customer
Other Customers are important…….but none as important as your boss
with ability to influence your career
Critical for You to Make Your Boss Look Good
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Managing Your
Boss is
Essentially about
…………
Making Your Boss Look Good
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Find out what works
Build your relationship
Avoid being overloaded or having your time wasted
Build a bigger network
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First try to understand your boss
Don’t try to be a transformer
Build on strengths
Focus strengths on things that matter
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Manage Your Own Performance
Figure Out How to Be a Member of Your Boss’s Kitchen Cabinet
Boss’s Go-To People
Trusted By the Boss
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Confident they will get the job done
Make the Boss Look Really Good!!!
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STOP CONTINUE START
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Thanks for Listening
…………..and participating ???
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