DK Essential Managers: Managing Your Boss

Ebook
On sale Aug 04, 2003 | 72 Pages | 978-0-7566-6274-5
Every manager is stuck between their employees and their boss — but if you learn the right techniques, management works in both directions. You can be effective in your job if you learn to manage your boss. Know what you want in your career, and assess what you need from your own supervisor, so that you can work jointly to reach your goals. You will find that it is easier to advance your own goals when you develop a better, cooperative relationship, and your boss will find that their own productivity increases as well. The whole team will be better off. With clear, practical steps, Managing Your Boss manages to makes this difficult process accessible and achievable.

The DK Essential Managers series covers a range of business and management topics and has sold more than two million copies worldwide. Each guide is clearly presented for ease of reference, with visual pointers, tips, and graphics.
Christina Osbourne is the CEO of Business Solutions, a strategic human resources consultancy. She’s been an executive and board member across the public and private sectors in personnel, marketing, and strategic planning, and is a frequent public speaker on the subjects of human resources and management training. She is the author of several Essential Manager books for DK, including Managing Your Boss, Leadership, and Dealing with Difficult People. View titles by Christina Osborne

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Every manager is stuck between their employees and their boss — but if you learn the right techniques, management works in both directions. You can be effective in your job if you learn to manage your boss. Know what you want in your career, and assess what you need from your own supervisor, so that you can work jointly to reach your goals. You will find that it is easier to advance your own goals when you develop a better, cooperative relationship, and your boss will find that their own productivity increases as well. The whole team will be better off. With clear, practical steps, Managing Your Boss manages to makes this difficult process accessible and achievable.

The DK Essential Managers series covers a range of business and management topics and has sold more than two million copies worldwide. Each guide is clearly presented for ease of reference, with visual pointers, tips, and graphics.

Author

Christina Osbourne is the CEO of Business Solutions, a strategic human resources consultancy. She’s been an executive and board member across the public and private sectors in personnel, marketing, and strategic planning, and is a frequent public speaker on the subjects of human resources and management training. She is the author of several Essential Manager books for DK, including Managing Your Boss, Leadership, and Dealing with Difficult People. View titles by Christina Osborne

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