Finally Get A Promotion By Learning The Tactics Of Managing Your Boss

By Perminus Wainaina
Being the “go-to-person” when it comes to your boss does not equate to you being a “boot licker”!
The reliability and dependability the boss has when it comes to you should NEVER be misunderstood as being “the boss’s pet”.
If you are in good standing with your boss (professionally), then you are already at an advantage when it comes to a promotion and even a salary increment.
You need to be the kind of person your boss can rely and depend on to get things done. This is what it means to manage your boss!
And this can be one of the most effective ways to strategically position yourself for a promotion and eventually a leadership role.
So how then do you manage your boss and ensure you finally get that promotion?
Here are 4 highly effective and proven ways:
Tip #1: Go the extra mile
Your boss has given you a task or an assignment to work on, don’t just do what you have been told, and do more!
There’s nothing as impressive as an employee who gives more than is asked of them by going the extra mile to help the company achieve its bottom line.
This is how well performing employees continue to get salary increments, employee of the month’s awards, allowances and bonuses.
So the next time your boss asks you to do something, do more than is expected of you. Trust me, you will be rewarded for your effort when the time comes.
Tip #2: Show great personal initiative
There’s nothing that annoys a boss more than someone who constantly needs to be told what to do especially for the most obvious things!
Don’t wait for your boss to keep asking you to submit a long overdue report or bring in a certain number of clients every day.
Show initiative. Do what you are supposed to. Make their work easy.
As you take initiative, also show that you are a problem solver. In other words, learn how to offer more solutions as opposed to problems.
Tip #3: Work on your key soft skills…
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