Carden - Manage Your Boss
Here you can read online Carden - Manage Your Boss full text of the book (entire story) in english for free. Download pdf and epub, get meaning, cover and reviews about this ebook. year: 2010;2005, publisher: A&C Black, genre: Religion. Description of the work, (preface) as well as reviews are available. Best literature library LitArk.com created for fans of good reading and offers a wide selection of genres:
Romance novel
Science fiction
Adventure
Detective
Science
History
Home and family
Prose
Art
Politics
Computer
Non-fiction
Religion
Business
Children
Humor
Choose a favorite category and find really read worthwhile books. Enjoy immersion in the world of imagination, feel the emotions of the characters or learn something new for yourself, make an fascinating discovery.
Manage Your Boss: summary, description and annotation
We offer to read an annotation, description, summary or preface (depends on what the author of the book "Manage Your Boss" wrote himself). If you haven't found the necessary information about the book — write in the comments, we will try to find it.
Manage Your Boss — read online for free the complete book (whole text) full work
Below is the text of the book, divided by pages. System saving the place of the last page read, allows you to conveniently read the book "Manage Your Boss" online for free, without having to search again every time where you left off. Put a bookmark, and you can go to the page where you finished reading at any time.
Font size:
Interval:
Bookmark:
Manage your boss
How to build a great workingrelationship
A & C Black London
Revised edition first published in Great Britain 2010
This electronic edition published 2010 by A & C Black Publishers Ltd
A & C Black Publishers Ltd, 36 Soho Square, London W1D 3QY
www.acblack.com
Copyright A & C Black Publishers Ltd, 2007, 2010
First edition 2007 A & C Black Publishers Ltd
All rights reserved. You may not copy, distribute, transmit, reproduce or otherwise make available this publication (or any part of it) in any form, or by any means (including without limitation electronic, digital, optical, mechanical, photocopying, printing, recording or otherwise), without the prior written permission of the publisher. Any person who does any unauthorised act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages.
No responsibility for loss caused to any individual or organisation acting or refraining from action as a result of the material in this publication can be accepted by A & C Black Publishers Ltd or the authors.
A CIP catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.
Print ISBN: 9-781-4081-2804-62
Electronic ISBN: 9-781-4081-3412-2
Visit www.acblack.com to find out more about our authors and their books.
You will find extracts, authors interviews, author events and you can sign up for newsletters to be the first to hear about our latest releases and special offers.
Contents
Answer the questions and work out your score,then read the guidance points.
How do you feel about asking your boss for help?
a) Confident that Ill get what I want
b) Confident that theyll listen
c) Worried that Ill seem like a failure
How do you feel about delegating upwards?
a) Not a problem!
b) Sometimes its unavoidable
c) Its not really my place
How well do you and your boss communicate?
a) We clash fairly regularly!
b) Very well
c) We dont really get each other
How do you react to criticism?
a) I hate being criticised
b) I welcome itas long as its constructive!
c) I find it disheartening
To what extent do you feel you can influence your bosss actions?
a) Totally b) Sometimes c) Not at all
How would you describe your network at work?
a) I make sure I know all the right people
b) I have a network of trusted colleagues
c) I dont tend to network; I dont have time for chatting
To what extent do you feel that your boss is working with you to further your career?
a) Not muchits not in his or her interests to do so
b) We develop my skills and build my experience together
c) I didnt know bosses were supposed to do that!
How well do you think your boss stands up for you in appraisals and salary reviews?
a) I make sure they know what I want them to say
b) Wellits important for the team that I am happy!
c) Not as well as they could do if I spoke to them more about my ambitions
How would you deal with a problem with a colleague?
a) Forcefullythey are being unprofessional
b) I may mention it to my boss if nothing comes of my attempts
c) I wouldnt
a = 1, b = 2, c =
Now add up your scores.
913: You know what you want, but have quite an aggressive way of asking for it. See Chapter for tips on communicating assertively, without being aggressive. If you have a problem with personality clashes, Chapter should help you to reach a mutual understanding. You dont lack self-belief, but it can come across as arrogance and actually damage, rather than help, your public image. See Chapter for a positive approach to improving your chances of promotion.
1421: You appear to have a balanced relationship with your boss, which is a great step towards a successful career. Of course, though, you will want to become a boss at some point: by following the advice in Chapters , , and you will learn how to command more respect both at home and at work. Chapter will then help you to hone your skills and progress in your career.
2227:You know that you have the skills to progress in your careerthe trouble is, nobody else does, least of all your boss. You should learn to communicate more effectivelyChapters and show you how, while Chapter explains how you can delegate upwards. It might be useful to find yourself a mentor; Chapter explains the best way of going about this.
Your relationship with your boss is one of themost important working relationships you willhave. A positive relationship will mean thatyoure more likely to enjoy your work, staymotivated, and progress in your career. A badrelationship, on the other hand, can destroy yourconfidence and damage your career. This bookshows you how to manage your boss, so you caneach get the best from this crucial relationship.
Part of the challenge of any job is that you have todeal with a wide range of people, some of whommay be easier to work with than others. If yourenaturally shy, or are unsettled by people whoadopt a confrontational approach, you mightfind that you need some help when it comes tomanaging a difficult boss. Or maybe yourapproach is over-assertive, bordering on theaggressive, and you clash with your boss asa result. Learning how to communicateassertivelybut not aggressivelycould be justwhat you need.
Assertiveness is an approach to communicationthat honours your choices as well as those of theperson you are communicating with. Its notabout steamrollering your boss or colleague intosubmissionin fact, its about seeking andexchanging opinions, developing a fullunderstanding of the issues, and negotiating awinwin situation: one that everyone can benefitfrom.
By adopting an assertive stance towards yourboss you are showing that you arent a shrinkingviolet, there to be bulliedand, equally, thatyoure proactive without being aggressive ordemanding. Later chapters will explain differentways of gaining your bosss respect and buildinga great relationship; but adopting an assertiveapproach is the first step towards ensuring thatyou and your boss set out on the right foot.
Step one: Choose the right approach
Becoming assertive is all about making choices that meet your needs and the needs of the situation. Sometimes it is appropriate to be passive: if youre facing a snarling dog, for example, you might not want to provoke an attack by looking for a winwin situation! There may be other occasions when a more bracing approach is the answer. It may feel as though youre being aggressive, but youre actually displaying assertive behaviour, as
Next pageFont size:
Interval:
Bookmark:
Similar books «Manage Your Boss»
Look at similar books to Manage Your Boss. We have selected literature similar in name and meaning in the hope of providing readers with more options to find new, interesting, not yet read works.
Discussion, reviews of the book Manage Your Boss and just readers' own opinions. Leave your comments, write what you think about the work, its meaning or the main characters. Specify what exactly you liked and what you didn't like, and why you think so.