Tips on Dealing with Difficult Bosses (re-issue)

WHETHER YOU LIKE IT YOU SHOULD LIKE YOUR BOSSES AND IF NOT IT IS  BETTER FOR YOU TO LEAVE OR SAY GOODBYE.

DIFFERENT STROKES FOR DIFFERENT FOLKS IS ALSO APPLICABLE IN MANAGING STYLES. THERE ARE BOSSES WHO DO NOT ACT LIKE BOSSES BUT MORE LIKE A BUDDY OR A BIG BROTHER. MY HEART BELONGS WITH THEM.

AND THERE ARE STRICT BOSSES WHO ARE VERY DIFFICULT TO PLEASE. THIS BLOG IS FOR THEM TOO. AND MY HEART GOES WITH THEM AS WELL.

EDITOR ANA MARIE S. TIANGCO OF MANILA BULLETIN HAD SOME TIPS ON DEALING WITH DIFFICULT BOSSES.

ANALYZE THEIR DEMANDS

TAMING AN OVER DEMANDING BOSS REQUIRES THE EMPLOYEE TO FIRST ANALYZE THE DEMANDS. FIND OUT FIRST IF THE DEMANDS ARE REALISTIC OR NOT. BY KNOWING THESE DEMANDS, YOU ARE BETTER PREPARED TO TAKE THE NEXT STEP WITH REGARDS TO TOTAL ACCEPTANCE OF YOUR WORK.

STUDY THE WORK LOAD

AS SOON AS YOU EVALUATED THE DEMAND, CONSIDER YOUR PRESENT WORKLOAD. FIND OUT HOW YOU WILL BE ABLE TO FINISH YOUR WORK WITH THE HIGHEST QUALITY. REMEMBER THAT NO BOSS WOULD WANT A MEDIOCRE WORK. SO IT IS BEST THAT IN ALL ASPECTS OF YOUR WORK, IT IS IMPORTANT TO DISCUSS WITH YOUR BOSS ESPECIALLY IF THERE ARE CONFUSIONS ALONG THE WAY.

TALK TO YOUR BOSS

STUDY THE PERSONALITY OF YOUR BOSS BEFORE TALKING TO HIM. IF YOU FEEL THAT YOU'LL GET IN TROUBLE BY TALKING TO HIM ABOUT THE CURRENT HEAVY WORKLOAD, THEN DON'T AND TRY ANOTHER WAY. IF YOUR BOSS IS DEMANDING AND FAIR, FIND THE RIGHT TIME TO TALK TO HIM ABOUT YOUR PROJECTS AND LOAD.

GET IT DONE

GET THE WORK DONE BY ALL MEANS. AND DO IT THE BEST WAY YOU CAN. MEET THE DEADLINES. REORGANIZE YOUR WORK SCHEDULE IF YOU CAN IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE THE BEST RESULTS. PRIORITIZE YOUR SCHEDULES TO MEET YOUR BOSS DEMANDS.

IN TODAY'S WORKFORCE, THERE ARE HUNDREDS EVEN THOUSANDS OF STRICT BOSSES BUT YOU COULD ALWAYS FIND A WAY TO TAME HIM OR TO PLEASE HIM. OF COURSE, THE FIRST PRIORITY WOULD BE TO DELIVER THE WORK THAT IS EXPECTED OF YOU AND MEET HIS REALISTIC DEMANDS.

KEEP IN MIND, TOO, THAT JUST BECAUSE YOU HAVE A STRICT BOSS DOES NOT MEAN YOU HAVE A BAD BOSS.

BOSS ARE THERE TO DO THEIR JOB AND, AGAIN, THEY HAVE DIFFERENT STYLES OF DOING IT.

IF YOU'VE GOT A STRICT BOSS, ANALYZE HE SITUATION BECAUSE THE PROBLEM MIGHT AT YOUR END TOO:

ASK YOURSELF THESE QUESTIONS:

1.     ARE YOU ALWAYS LATE?

2.     DO YOU ALWAYS GO UNDERTIME?

3.     DO YOU PERFORM YOUR JOB WELL?

4.     ARE YOU A TEAM PLAYER?

5.     DO YOU WORK HARD TO ACHIEVE THE GOALS OF THE COMPANY?

YOUR ANSWERS TO THESE QUESTIONS WILL ENLIGHTEN YOU ON YOUR BOSS' PERSONALITY AND WILL GIVE YOU AN INSIGHT ON HOW BEST TO DEAL WITH THE  SITUATION SO YOU COULD CHART YOUR PATH TO YOUR FUTURE SUCCESS.