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Managing up! It sounds like we need to be a sucker? Manipulating your Boss? Nay!!!! That is not what it mean..... I survived few difficult bosses and now still surviving of their mental tortured! ahahaha ... just kidding!!! not that bad. For me managing Bosses or managing up , is very challenging task. Too kind to good is too boring for me to work with them. hahahaha... yeah! another psycho statement from me. To me Managing up is more win win situation and benefit to both parties. Most important tips to managing up : 1. Understand you Boss's preferences 2. Be honest and trustworthy (don't be a CNN) 3. Understand boss thoughts and agenda (there is always a reason behind his instruction. If don't know their objective...ASK!) 4. Loyal and committed 5.always come out with solutions instead of create problems 6.Don't give your boss surprises(not funny, OK!!!) 7.Find out your boss weaknesses 8. Know your boss dislike (eg. he hate late comers or hate disorganiz...

   The other day when I wrote about Bad Boss , I received messages from the bosses on why not I write on Good Bosses too. OK ok... I will. We have good and bad like we have Ying and Yang for everything around us. Bad Boss - We hate them and we cursed them too! - We have no respect towards them at all. - We dare not step on them Good Boss - We love them! - We praised them and we respect them. - Sometimes we step on the head too :) There is Pros & Cons to be good boss.  Good Boss ..... 1. They listened 2. The don't do finger pointing 3. They be your mentor 4. Good communication skills and communicate down the information. 5. High morale 6. Aware and observant 7. Good in recognition and value the employee. 8. Very understanding 9. Roll up the sleeves to go down to the field. They know how the process for every work done. 10. Resourceful and always thinking outside the box to solve problems. All bosses.... Happy???