How to win the confidence of your boss
Feb 03, 2008
THE reason why we rush to work every morning is please our bosses so that we earn something worthwhile at the end of the month. However, there are bosses who are hard to please.<br>Even when you have given it your best, they complain that your work is shoddy.
By Anthony Bugembe
THE reason why we rush to work every morning is please our bosses so that we earn something worthwhile at the end of the month. However, there are bosses who are hard to please.
Even when you have given it your best, they complain that your work is shoddy.
Your suggestions are considered irrelevant and whenever there is an opportunity for training or promotion, you are never informed. In summary, you are considered more of a liability than an asset to the organisation.
This is demoralising and doesn’t augur well for your future in that organisation. How then can you win the confidence of your boss? Naomi Lumu of LNS Human Resource and Business Consultants, gives the following tips.
Believe in yourself
Many employees suffer from inferiority complex, which affects them considerably. You must believe in your ability to deliver before you can think of earning your boss’ confidence. Self-confidence will in the long run make your boss respect you.
Know your boss
To get the best from your boss, you must learn his or her dos and don’ts by making them work in your favour. Respect your boss’ decisions. Only question them when necessary. No boss wants to deal with a nagging or grumbling individual. .
Clear your professional path
Don’t give your boss any reason to undermine your potential. Always complete your assignments. Consult and seek your boss’ guidance whenever necessary. Once in a while, you can put in extra hours but don’t become a workaholic.
If you are always on the wrong side of the workplace ethics, then how do you expect to win your boss’ confidence? Don’t be that cashier who is always registering shortages.
Be constructive
There should be something or quality that makes you indispensable. Offer suggestions that are essential to the organisation’s progress. For example, suggest that upgrading computer software will improve your efficiency. This will prove that you love your job and are interested in seeing the organisation progress.
Be a team player. Your boss should see you as part of the ‘winning team’ and not just a mere employee. Always show commitment and dedication in your work. When you do an assignment, give it your best.
Don’t spend more time gossiping. If you are the kind of person who is always faking illness and deaths or always having early lunches, then your boss’ confidence is something you must forget.
THE reason why we rush to work every morning is please our bosses so that we earn something worthwhile at the end of the month. However, there are bosses who are hard to please.
Even when you have given it your best, they complain that your work is shoddy.
Your suggestions are considered irrelevant and whenever there is an opportunity for training or promotion, you are never informed. In summary, you are considered more of a liability than an asset to the organisation.
This is demoralising and doesn’t augur well for your future in that organisation. How then can you win the confidence of your boss? Naomi Lumu of LNS Human Resource and Business Consultants, gives the following tips.
Believe in yourself
Many employees suffer from inferiority complex, which affects them considerably. You must believe in your ability to deliver before you can think of earning your boss’ confidence. Self-confidence will in the long run make your boss respect you.
Know your boss
To get the best from your boss, you must learn his or her dos and don’ts by making them work in your favour. Respect your boss’ decisions. Only question them when necessary. No boss wants to deal with a nagging or grumbling individual. .
Clear your professional path
Don’t give your boss any reason to undermine your potential. Always complete your assignments. Consult and seek your boss’ guidance whenever necessary. Once in a while, you can put in extra hours but don’t become a workaholic.
If you are always on the wrong side of the workplace ethics, then how do you expect to win your boss’ confidence? Don’t be that cashier who is always registering shortages.
Be constructive
There should be something or quality that makes you indispensable. Offer suggestions that are essential to the organisation’s progress. For example, suggest that upgrading computer software will improve your efficiency. This will prove that you love your job and are interested in seeing the organisation progress.
Be a team player. Your boss should see you as part of the ‘winning team’ and not just a mere employee. Always show commitment and dedication in your work. When you do an assignment, give it your best.
Don’t spend more time gossiping. If you are the kind of person who is always faking illness and deaths or always having early lunches, then your boss’ confidence is something you must forget.