You Too Can Be Your Boss’s Favorite!

 Hi my warriors!!! How are you?? How were your last twenty days?? We last met on 19^th March and I hope in these twenty days you have thrown lot of honest compliments in atmosphere making life of others brighter and happier. I also hope you have stopped worrying and have taken control of the problems which were disturbing you.

There are many people who hold an utmost importance in our lives. They are our friends, relatives and colleagues. Among all your colleagues there is one lion or the lioness whose importance no one can deny. He/She is your BOSS!!!  There is a strong craving in our hearts to occupy an indelible place in the boss’s heart. This is natural as your professional life is assessed and rewarded by your boss and the success or failure of your professional life has a clear direct impact on your personal life. And time and again we hear that how executives have reached amazing heights due to their boss’s support.

Ample of times terminations were reviewed and stopped due to interference of the boss. Many a time’s annual appraisals were revised again in the favor of the executive on insistence of the boss.

Believe me your boss can do a lot to change your professional life in a positive fashion. On the contrary the boss has the power to destroy things apart too! So attempting to be your boss’s favorite is a noble endeavor and I will discuss how it can be done. Let’s see what steps lead to heart of your boss.

1.  REPORT ON TIME-Bosses love a subordinate who comes on time. I can understand that reporting just ten to fifteen minutes late won’t throw the world upside down and maybe you leave your office always half an hour late every day. But hitting your work place on time shows that you respect your work, colleagues and superiors. During the time of a promotion and an appraisal, punctuality is one of the prime factors which is looked into. If you want your Boss to love you then always be on time.

2.  YOU ARE BEING WATCHED-We feel that working in the office and in the field in odd hours when not a single person of the company is watching you is of no use. Many executives feel that it’s better to stretch only when you are being noticed. This is not true. The bosses always know that who is putting extra effort in work and who is draining his sweat out. Bosses get information from many sources. They know when you entered the office and when you left. You need not put any special effort to highlight your extra toil because they know what you are doing. So to attain a place in your boss’s heart work hard with your consent on the fact that you are being watched always.

3.  AIM AT ZERO ABSENCE-In 1999 a survey was conducted in USA to find out why employees get fired and terminated. Around 120 CEO’S of the leading corporate houses were interviewed. The answer was surprising to the core! We all might feel that the people who were below average or poor performers were being ultimately fired. No! This is not true. The ultimate reason of employee termination was (and will always be) absenteeism!!! The executives who were taking frequent leaves and who used to remain absent without notice were eventually fired. The CEO’s gave a uniform answer that an employee even if working on average or below average productivity is acceptable if he offers low or no absenteeism. Bosses love an average performer who is always around than a super hero who is seen only now and then. So to enter your boss’s heart aim zero absenteeism.

4.  NO OFFICE ROMANCE PLEASE!!-We come to our work place and meet people of our same age and interests. Sometimes our colleagues are quite attractive too. It’s natural to have crushes and infatuations. Many a times these relationships materialize into romantic relationship too. In such cases love sms’s, romantic emails and even phone calls on personal mobile phones start blooming. This might be an energizing factor for you but the bosses find it highly disgusting. They feel that work suffers due to these cupid arrows and it’s true also that work often gets hampered. The employees lose their concentration and focus on the task at hand.  That’s why bosses abhor such employees who make a club out of a work place. See, to love and to be loved is the basic need and right of a human being. But do not activate this right in office or during work. The time after work is all yours. You can meet your heart throb after work. Do this and bosses will respect you. So to be your boss’s favorite keep office romance at bay.

5.  DONOT PARTICIPATE IN OFFICE POLITICS-We often see that there are hidden rebels and revolutionists in office. They call secret meetings and gather against some set of employees or certain rules or changes. I strongly suggest that you should keep away from such office politics. It’s a distilled wisdom of ages that office politics result only in destruction of the employees and the company in the long run. If you have certain issues to be addressed or have certain grievances then the best thing would be to meet your boss and discuss. The bosses will respect this attitude of yours and would do whatever possible. But once an employee is identified as an office politician then he or she will lose his job sooner or later. So keep away from office politics to be in your boss’s good books.

6.   DONOT CROSS YOUR HIERARCHY-There are times when you have asked your boss for some favor related to job of course or have brought a certain matter in his knowledge where you feel he should respond urgently. However things can be delayed by him due to some inevitable reasons. In such a case you might have a strong craving to escalate the matter to your super boss or even higher. You might be correct from your point of view but don’t ever cross your hierarchy. Remind your boss politely and even after this there is no response then ask for his permission to escalate further. I am sure he will solve the issue himself only but if cannot then he will let you escalate it. The escalation will be in his knowledge and he will respect you for it.

7.  BE HONEST-Honesty is a type of policy which will remain the best in coming 500 years also. If you want to climb your corporate ladder high then try to achieve maximum honesty. Be honest not only in your work but in other realms also. Be honest in using your company’s property. Many a times you have a stapler to costliest of your company’s property under one signature of yours. Never ever avail it for your personal use! Bosses come to know about it and drop such executives from their good books like hot potatoes. You might get terminated even. Be honest in following the company’s policies and the execution format laid by your boss. Be honest in spreading a good name of your company in society also. Don’t ever criticize your company because remember you are a part of it. Your honesty will get you a very special place in your boss’s heart.

8.  WORK HARD-Guys there is actually no substitute to hard work. The concept of smart working is in picture since last 15 years but that is a by-product of hard work only. There are no short cuts, no influencing techniques, no power plays and no written strategies which can replace hard work!!! You have to work for long hours, you have to study your work well, you need to read more on how you can perform better and eventually you will become master of your job. You will start performing and managing in an excellent manner. Hard work is always rewarded, it never goes unnoticed. It will make a star out of you. Everyone adores a hard worker and your boss is no exception to it!!!

9.  RESPECT YOUR BOSS- Your boss is your boss because he/she has something more than you. He is definitely higher than you in some areas and aspects that’s why he is your boss. He deserves your respect and love. Always see him as an individual also. Just keep those corporate eyes away for a while and see that how this man, this boss of yours worked hard, toiled hard and sacrificed a lot to reach his current position. Believe me once you will see him from this point of view you will melt and would love him for his achievements. Never back bite your boss. He will come to know about it as people around him are dying to tell him who is back biting him. Your appreciation for your boss will reach him and so the back stabbing and back biting even. A boss never trusts a back biter. In case you become one then it will be very difficult for you to progress or even survive in the company. On the contrary spread a good name of your boss everywhere and see the positive magical impact of it…you will enjoy it. Do wish him/her on the special days like birthday and anniversary. Wish him on festivals. Congratulate him on his achievements. This personal touch of yours will secure a permanent place in his heart and good books.

10.            ACT NOW-This is something I always say that action is ultimate. So by now you have nine ways to reach your boss’s heart. So don’t wait. Act now!! Reprogram your mind with the above points and march forward to achieve your corporate dreams.

So my warriors, I have given you all I know on this crucial topic. Do share your own success stories and suggestion on winning your boss’s heart on our blog Victory and Catharsis. I will eagerly wait for your comments and suggestions and will meet you again in a week’s time. Till then be busy in winning your boss’s heart.

With Love,

Anurag