Post Date December, 03 2023
What are some simple ways to impress your boss?
There is a type of person called "invisible people in the workplace", which refers to those who focus on hard work without understanding self expression, are unknown in the company, and have a vague impression in the eyes of their superiors. In my opinion, they are not so good at expressing themselves as they are not good at expressing themselves. "Because winning the favor of your boss doesn't necessarily depend on witticism (pragmatic bosses may find you unreliable), nor does it necessarily depend on great achievements (not all positions can lead to big projects). You can use the following communication methods to impress your boss.".
1. Actively report work progress to your boss
The performance of a team is created by all team members together, and the work status and progress of each subordinate is also one of the concerns of the boss. However, as a team manager, the boss has significant responsibilities and busy affairs, and needs to focus on important decisions and deployments. He does not have time to regularly supervise and follow up on the work of his subordinates. When you understand this, you should summarize your daily work and business progress in a concise and concise manner, and actively and regularly submit it to your boss for review. Your report can not only provide a basis for your boss's management and decision-making, but also make him feel that you are an organized and responsible person, thereby increasing his trust in you.
The content of your report can be a summary of the week's work, the completion of important tasks, the plan and progress of the project, or the arrangement and harvest of travel, with a variety of topics. However, the form should be concise and uniform. The best method is to prepare a report form, complete it regularly, and pass it to your boss. In my personal experience, the frequency is best reported weekly.
In addition, when your boss sends an email instructing you to contact someone to follow up on something, be sure to copy the email sent to that person to your boss. Let your boss know that you have handled the matter entrusted by Ta in a timely manner. Adding your boss to the CCBar is not only a way of reporting, but also a sign of respect.
2. Be good at saving time for your boss
Unless your boss is a person who likes to be busy with nothing, he definitely doesn't like wasting time on worthless things.
As I manage offices in eight cities on my own, daily affairs crisscross one after another, but it happens that some subordinates who are not good at teaching often communicate with me in inefficient ways, which annoys me.
So what is an effective way of communication? Examples are as follows:
1) For emails about the same event, use the same email title and connect with each other.
"When your boss clicks on this email, you can immediately understand the context of the matter, without having to look around in your Inbox or ask you about it.".
2) Before discussing work with your boss, you need to clarify your thoughts and list the key points and questions you need to ask one by one.
Your discussion can proceed in an orderly manner, without thinking about where to say it, let alone forgetting to mention important points or questions until the end.
3) When talking to your boss about something, explain your intention before making an appointment with him.
This is very important for busy bosses. My personal experience is that when I am immersed in my work, suddenly a subordinate on Office Communicator (a commercial instant messaging system launched by Microsoft Corporation, somewhat like MSN) says, "Hi, Winky," and then there is no following, or "Winky, I have something to tell you, are you busy now?", which can drive me crazy. "Because I had to stop what I was doing and figure out whether it was urgent or regular, personal or work related.". If you say to your boss, "I have encountered difficulties on the XX project and would like to talk to you for a few minutes. When would it be convenient for you?", your boss can immediately make a judgment and schedule the time.
3. Correct your mistakes in a timely manner
Although it is said that "making mistakes is human nature," the attitude, manner, and timeliness of dealing with mistakes are one of the assets that make highly effective employees stand out from the crowd.
The response of ordinary employees to errors is relatively slow, while the response of inefficient employees is even more puzzling. They regard their superiors as their personal tutors and assume that their responsibility is to correct their mistakes over and over again. When their superiors blame them for making too many mistakes, they have the audacity to say that they work very hard, only occasionally being careless. Such employees are believed to be unpopular in any normal enterprise.
If you want to gain the trust and reuse of your boss, you need to know how to handle your mistakes in a smart way. Even if those mistakes have not caused any adverse consequences, you should pay attention to them and handle them in a timely manner. The method is as follows:
1) Correct errors in a timely manner, and mark or highlight modifications.
If the original file cannot add these two things, it is necessary to make a separate modification note. This must be done for contracts, data sheets, and other documents with a large amount of information. Otherwise, your boss will spend unnecessary time checking your modifications page by page, line by line;
2) Express your apology to your boss.
Write an apology on the email or say it in person. The content should be concise and the attitude sincere. Don't, just write a "Revised" in your email and send it out as if it's none of your business;
3) Record your mistakes and remind yourself not to repeat them.
If there are unavoidable repeated errors, it may not be your problem, it may be a system or process problem. You should investigate and come up with a solution, and tell your boss. This is an opportunity to perform meritorious deeds!
