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Being proactive with your boss can bring some surprising results.

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5 Steps To Manage Your Boss

 

By Joe Takash


Effective communication with your boss can be considered a form of managing up. It can build trust, establish partnerships and most importantly is an effective way of getting your needs met. But the concept is not something that is taught at school even though interns, entry-level and middle management employees can benefit from managing upwards. Try these 5 tips and see if your career opportunities take flight.


 

Joe Takash, a behavior strategist, is the author of Results Through Relationships: Building Trust, Performance and Profit Through People.

   

   

   

 

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