Authentic Business Relationships: 5 Tips for Working With Your Boss
https://bradenglert.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/artem-bryzgalov-r2CAjGQ0gSI-unsplash-1024x576.jpg 1024 576 Brad Englert Advisory Brad Englert Advisory https://bradenglert.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/artem-bryzgalov-r2CAjGQ0gSI-unsplash-1024x576.jpgBuilding an authentic business relationship with your boss is a critical hard skill. Where do you start? Here are five tips:
- Understand The Goals and Aspirations of Your Boss
The best way to align yourself with your boss is to understand their goals and aspirations. It’s simple, just ask. Then step back and reflect on how you can best support the achievement of those goals and offer to help.
- Deliver More Value Than Your Salary
Strive to add more value to the organization in excess of your salary. Increasing sales, reducing cost, and creating new approaches are time-honored techniques. You want to demonstrate that you are a positive asset.
- Trust and Honesty
Begin from a position of trust and honesty until proven wrong. Unfortunately, at times you will be proven wrong.
- Bring options to resolve problems
Do not raise problems without proposing options for solutions. If you have an issue with one of your peers, sincerely try to work it out with them before escalating to your supervisor.
- Give a Damn
The most important tip is to genuinely care about the success of your boss. Step back and think about how you can help them be more successful.
The bottom line? Add more value than your salary.
