Improve Your Relationships with Your Boss

Teamwork & CooperationManagement & LeadershipAll employees≈ 20 min

Key skill: Manager-employee relationship

Summary

Move from a subordinate-boss relationship to an adult-to-adult partnership: clarify your role, identify your manager's explicit and implicit needs, express your own, and adjust your communication for effective collaboration.

Target audience

Anyone looking to promote a positive style of communication and collaboration

Learning objectives

Build a successful alliance to collaborate better with your manager.
Find your place; clarify and distinguish roles and responsibilities.
Understand your manager's needs to better adjust your approach.
Make your own needs known to facilitate collaboration.

Module outline

StorytellingA reflection on reciprocity and genuine partnership between manager and managed
ArticlesWhat you can negotiate with your boss (check-ins, autonomy, reporting, and more) · How to constructively disagree with your boss
Expert videoThe 4 approaches for improving your relationship with your manager: finding your place, understanding their needs, making your own known, and adjusting your communication
AnchoringQuiz and True/False questions to dig deeper into the topic and anchor what you've learned
Memo cardDownloadable memo card: the key points from the expert video
CommitmentConcrete examples to help you define your own commitment
BonusA selection of videos to go further (TED, YouTube)

Models & methods

The distinction between a manager's explicit and implicit needs; adult-adult vs. parent-child relationships; the mission sheet.