Make Your Boss’ Priorities Your Own
If you haven’t already had a conversation with your
boss about your work priorities, do so. But don’t stop
there; often it’s the unspoken priorities that are the
most critical.
Find out what’s important to your boss by watching how
she spends her time. Does she sit on a lot of interdepartmental
task forces? Does she spend most of her day on customer calls?
Or is she a multimedia whiz who always has the slickest presentation
at the management staff meeting? These clues will help you
determine how she operates--and how you should, too.
On a larger scale, figure out what your boss’ long-term
career goals are and help her achieve them. One of the surest
ways to increase your value in your boss’ eyes is to
make her look good to her supervisor. How? Determine what
she needs to take the next step forward in her career, and
she’ll most likely see to it that you take the next step
in yours.
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