Xiaoqin told me again: My boss’s ideas are so novel that I simply can’t understand balabala... I don’t know the meaning and value of what I am asked to do every day.
I counted 3 words she used, and 5 words were incomprehensible. This is also the first time I can’t count how many times she has complained to me about her boss.
Xiaoqin and I are in the same company. Because we live in the same neighborhood, we always take the subway together after work. The topic every day is just around work. I would say to her a few times before: The boss will have his own style of doing things. As the subordinates, we should try our best to adapt and adjust our mentality. She said: I don’t get along with her! I said: If you really think your idea is right, just list out your reasons and convince her with good evidence. This is your true skill. She said: You don't understand, just do it if she wants to, and wait until she reaps the consequences!
Da Mao and I met at a book club a year ago. She seemed intellectual and confident at first glance. She had long straight black hair, was tall and thin, and wore light clothes. Blue dress. When introducing herself, she folded her hands in front of her and said with a smile: Hello everyone, I am Da Mao. I came to Shanghai from Sichuan 7 years ago...
What a coincidence. , I am also from Sichuan, and we naturally got to know each other. A year ago, Da Mao also encountered a boss who was "incompatible" with her. At that time, she always said: My current boss is too difficult to deal with. I really can't stand accepting other people's opinions and then doing things one day at a time. Later, she became busy at work and we saw each other less. When I had time to make an appointment this year, I asked her: How are you doing now? Has the boss taken care of it? The big cat gestured OK with his hand and said: Of course. An'an, my boss gave me an excellent award at the end of last year! 6 months monthly salary hahaha.
"That's awesome, Big Cat!"
It turns out that Big Cat learned from the experience and spent a lot of time sorting out the work at hand, and then found a suitable opportunity to chat with the boss about his concerns. After that, I took an opportunity to report my thoughts on department work to my boss, and with sufficient reasons, I proposed my next plan for this part of the work and how to bring benefits and value to our team. The boss saw that Piles of reasonable and evidence-based materials convinced Big Cat of his strategy and made her feel confident to act boldly. Da Mao said: At that time, I was complaining to you every day. I feel embarrassed when I think about it. That was why I was busy during that time. I decided to take the initiative to make some changes instead of passively accepting it.
Just like the story of Xiaoqin and Damao is the two sides of tens of millions of us in the workplace. Everyone wants to get a high salary and everyone wants to move up, but definitely not everyone can, then If we really want that person to be me, we need to do this important thing:
Always consider work matters from the perspective of the boss.
So how to do it? The most direct way is to take the initiative to communicate with the boss to understand the boss's real thoughts and his next plan.
Another indirect method is to observe the boss's every speech and work style to understand the boss's true thoughts.
There is a professional term in management called "upward management". You have to be responsible to your boss, and your boss will naturally be responsible to you.
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