HOW TO MAKE YOUR BOSS LIKE YOU!

How to make your boss like you!

There are a few things that you can do to make your boss like you, and trust me, it is important that your boss likes you. Your promotion or salary increase may just depend on this likeability. I have encountered many employees who complain of being on the same salary for too long or being in the same position for several years, constantly been passed up during promotions. These are pitiable conditions which should not necessarily be the case for them. The truth is, often times the real culprits here are the employees- they don’t know the how to of getting into privileged positions.

Might I say that in every organisation there are those few who no matter the position they occupy, whether high level or low level, they seem to have things going good for them. Everyone seems attracted to them and are ready to nominate them for tasks. They are what I call the comfortable guys. Are you a comfortable guy? Kudos if you are. However, this article is not for you. This article is for the guys who aspire to be comfortable guys, who aspire to be the go to guys or ladies as the case may be. This article is for the people who want their bosses to like them and give them a favourable atmosphere to achieve the potential that they know they have.

Below, I will explain a few things that you can do that will assure you of the love of your boss.

Show initiative- There is nothing more annoying than an employee who doesn’t seem to know where the company is going (or your boss is going). Such an employee is nothing more than a seat filler in the organisation. Employees with strong initiative capabilities always seem to have the day. They are the ones who seem to stand out during meetings, and they always seem to know what is going on and know the right words to say to their boss and their colleagues. If you initiative is low, you might just be a seat filler and your boss may not value you that much. Initiative stems from knowledge, you have to know the technical requirements, know the organisational goals, know your boss, and are, to an extent, an independent thinker. A lot of wit is required in this respect and you have to be ready and willing to fail to be able to have the good courage that initiative requires. A boss always like a subordinate he can safely delegate tasks to. Such a subordinate can be an oasis in the desert and he has the boss’ ear.

Be Organised- Your boss is someone who probably has been through a lot of training to get to where he is. Automatically he may become judgemental of his subordinates, you included, as to the way you organise yourselves. He watches the way you dress, the way you file your documents, the way your table is arranged, the way you address other people. The truth is, if you want your boss to like you then you must organise yourself properly. Being disorganised will only show him that you are not ready for the next level. ‘Why not wait for him to grow up’, he will always say to himself. Meanwhile other grownups will take your place at the high table. Trust me you don’t want this to be you.

Mimic your boss- Mimicking is the best form of flattery. However, in this case, I am not talking about flattery neither am I encouraging you to flatter your boss. I am not an advocate for flattery because it may blur professionalism or create suspicion. What I am talking about here is creating closeness between you and your boss. Write as he writes, talk like he talks, and try to understand like he understands. In time you will begin to see things from his point of view, and when he assigns you a task you will get it done in such a way that he will believe he would not have done it differently- this becomes a winning moment for you. More so, you will have been empowered with a great deal of knowledge.

Talk (Say your mind) - You are not in competition with your boss. Or are you? Learn how to talk to your boss. When he asks a question respond. When he says; ‘Well, what do you think?’ Don’t be that employee that has nothing to say in reply. Or the one who says, ‘I think am ok with what Mr A or Mrs B just said.’ Let me tell you what your boss will think when you give him such a reply. When you are all gone and he is in his office alone, he will say to himself, ‘Can I bank on her intelligence when the shit hits the fan?’ Kindly consider this; a boss will always seek employees that he can bring close. This he must do. Will you be among them? I prefer that you are.

Know your work- As a matter of fact I can conclude by saying that if you didn’t know your work you probably wouldn’t have been considered for the job. Since you know your job there you deserve to climb to the echelon of the organisation and deserve also a time to time increment to your salary. I can guarantee that if you follow my recommendations here, you will assuredly bid goodbye to that stagnated position you are in and lunch into a superior one and also into a fatter pay cheque.

It’s easy to be liked by your boss who ultimately may be the one who decides your future within the organisation. So now that you have gained some insight, I dare say, see you at the top.