Manage Your Relationship with Your Boss

 

Here are some tips for how you can communicate constructively with your supervisor:

• When you're not sure what they want, ask. If they aren't available to answer, apply lessons learned from working with them in the past. 
• Time your communication to speak with your supervisor when they are in a receptive mood. 
• Inform them promptly when a problem arises. This helps prevent problems from escalating into emergencies. 
• Know when to communicate privately. Think before you speak, and identify issues that should be discussed in private. 
• If you have a difference of opinion, disagree agreeably. This will help keep the conversation productive.