HOW TO… build effective relationships with your boss
By Barbara Moyes
A major reason why people leave their jobs is because they don’t get on with their boss. So coaching employees in how to work more effectively with their boss is a win/win: it reduces their stress, and it makes economic sense for their organisation, too
Clients who don’t gel with their manager tend to want the boss to change. But that’s the wrong place to start. As Gabarro and Kotter said, “If the relationship between you and your boss is rocky, then it is you who must begin to manage it.”
This means helping clients to:
develop a good understanding of their boss...