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Format: Download: PDF Label: Harvard Business Review Manufacturer: Harvard Business Review Number Of Pages: 11 Publication Date: January 01, 2005 Publisher: Harvard Business Review Release Date: October 25, 2008 Studio: Harvard Business Review Sales Rank: 999626 Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: In this classic HBR article, first published in 1980, John J. Gabarro and John P. Kotter advise readers to devote time and energy to managing their relationships with their bosses. The authors aren't talking about showering supervisors with flattery; rather, they ask readers to understand that the manager-boss relationship is one of mutual dependence. Bosses need cooperation, reliability, and honesty from their direct reports. Managers, for their part, rely on bosses for making connections with the rest of the company, for setting priorities, and for obtaining critical resources. It only makes sense to work at making the relationship operate as smoothly as possible. Successfully managing your relationship with your boss requires that you have a good understanding of your supervisor and of yourself, particularly strengths, weaknesses, work styles, and needs. Once you are aware of what impedes or facilitates communication with your boss, you can take actions to improve your relationship. You can usually establish a way of working together that fits both of you, is characterized by unambiguous mutual expectations, and makes both of you more productive and effective. No doubt, some managers will resent that on top of all their other duties, they must also take responsibility for their relationships with their bosses. But these managers fail to realize that by doing so, they can actually simplify their jobs, eliminating potentially severe problems and improving productivity. Average Rating:
 Rating: - Developing a good working relationship with your superiorBoth authors are Professors at the Harvard Business School. This article was originally published in January-February 1980, this On-Point version includes a retrospective commentary and was published in January-February 1993. Both authors have written several books on general management, leadership, and human resource management. The term 'managing your boss' means "the process of consciously working with your superior to obtain the best possible results for you, your boss, and the company." ... Read More Browse for similar items by category:
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