Appreciating Your Boss
Are you working in a happy company or law firm where employees feel comfortable managing upward? Do the leaders in your organization have a healthy mindset about employees’ desire to be effective and get things done? Does your company or law firm have respectful boss-subordinate relationships?
One of the most powerful questions one can ask is “Do we have a healthy organizational culture where there is great two-way communication between the boss and managers?” Emotionally intelligent leaders pay attention to all work relationships.
Are you a leader who models open communication by creating a workplace culture and climate where fully engaged employees can achieve their best? Are you able to create a high performance workplace where employees are fully engaged and aligned with the organizations’ vision? Do organizational leaders encourage employees to manage upward?
Understanding Your Boss
Managing your boss requires you to understand him and his workplace context, as well as your own situation. Some managers aren’t thorough enough in this regard.
At a minimum, you need to appreciate your boss’s goals, pressures, strengths and weaknesses. Consider the following:
• What are your boss’s organizational and personal objectives?
• What are his/her pressures, especially from his/her boss?
• What are your boss’s strengths and advantages?
• What are his/her weaknesses and blind spots?
• How does your boss like to get information: memos, emails, meetings, text or calls?
• How does your boss handle conflict?
Without this information, a manager is flying blind and problems are inevitable
Working with a seasoned executive coach trained in emotional intelligence and incorporating leadership assessments such as the Bar-On EQ-i and CPI 260 can help you become an inspiring leader who knows your own strengths and weaknesses and the needs of employees. You can become a leader who models emotional intelligence and social intelligence, and who inspires people to become happily engaged with the strategy and vision of your company or law firm.
I am currently accepting new executive coaching and career coaching clients. I work with both individuals and organizations. Call 415-546-1252 or send an inquiry e-mail to mbrusman@workingresources.com.
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