10 Secret ways to Control your Boss

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Everybody wants to be in the good books of the boss . But how do you get into his good book? We all want to control or manage our boss with different acts. What are the secret ways that can lead you to his good books and build a good relationship with him? 

Here are few things that can help you to control your boss:


Compliment your boss

Recognize your boss' talent. Compliment his intelligence and let him know how much knowledge you have gained from him. When you will praise your boss for his special skills he will never forget that. 



Volunteer for projects

Bosses will be very happy if you volunteer yourself for any project. They will be happy to give their headache to their employees. Moreover he will be happy to see your enthusiasm. 


Avoid surprise your boss

Bosses will not appreciate unexpected things. Avoid cribbing about problems or things that you cannot handle alone. You should constantly update about your work or even for any problem if you have. You should not surprise them at the nth moment. 

Make them always feel that they are the boss

Your boss is always with burden of work, pressure and full of responsibility. Shows respect to him and though if you are not agree with his ideas or proposals, still make sure that you wont end up arguing with him. Accept his ideas and make him feel that he is always superior to you.


Be your manager's vacation relief

Whenever your boss goes for a holiday, give him assurance that you can take care of all the work after him. Send him an update email at the end of every day that he can check at their leisure. Whenever they call reassure him that everything is going just fine and everything is under control. Knowing there is someone watching over things, it would make their vacation enjoyable and his appreciation for you as their employee will increase. 

Merge your professional goal with your personal agenda

A boss will be always happy if he has staff that understands and supports what they are trying to accomplish. Moreover every manager has a particular goal to achieve, so try what your manager is trying to make happen and then do what you can to assist them.


Understand that your role is to make money for your boss

When a company hires you and ready to invest on you, they have certain level of expectation on you. At the same time you should also make sure that it's worth taking you. You should always do more to justify your salary. Remember that they are running a business and at the end of the day it is results that matters. 

Go with solution to a problem

Problems will be always there in an organization, and you should always inform your boss about it. Don't be the carrier of bad news without bringing some good news too. Whenever you present a problem, suggest some solutions too. It will show your responsibility towards work and the boss will feel that you want to help him. Try to fix the problem and earn some respect from your boss.


Remember that boss is also a human being

Bosses are not super human, even they are the human being like you and they have just some extra power than us. They might have a bad day, family issues, office issues etc which can turn their mood off. Show your care about them and ask for help if they want. Employees who care about their manager are employees a manager wants to keep for long time. 

Always make an extra effort

When your boss gives you a task, don't just do it for the sake of completing it, rather put some extra effort to it. This shows your interest towards your work and it will impress your boss.