To many people, the phrase “managing your boss” may sound unusual or suspicious. Because of the traditional top-down emphasis in most organizations, it is not obvious why you need to manage. Managing Your Boss by John J. Gabarro and John P. Kotter Harvard Business Review Reprint 93306. HBR CLASSIC A compatible relationship with your superior is essential to being effective in your job. Managing Your Boss by John J. Gabarro and John P. Gabarro, John J., and John P. 'Managing Your Boss.' Harvard Business Review 83, no. 1 (January 2005. Managing Your Boss. John Gabarro and John Kotter. While the title does elicit a few giggles and shakes of the head, the reality is that you have a relationship. For these two reasons that it is one of the HBR classics. A copy of the article can be found. It is well worth your time to review these principles and put them in.
Managing Your Boss Article 1980
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Publication Date:January 01, 2005
In this classic HBR article, first published in 1980, John J. Gabarro and John P. Kotter advise readers to devote time and energy to managing their relationships with their bosses. The authors aren't talking about showering supervisors with flattery; rather, they ask readers to understand that the manager-boss relationship is one of mutual dependence. Bosses need cooperation, reliability, and honesty from their direct reports. Managers, for their part, rely on bosses for making connections with the rest of the company, for setting priorities, and for obtaining critical resources. It only makes sense to work at making the relationship operate as smoothly as possible. Successfully managing your relationship with your boss requires that you have a good understanding of your supervisor and of yourself, particularly strengths, weaknesses, work styles, and needs. Once you are aware of what impedes or facilitates communication with your boss, you can take actions to improve your relationship. You can usually establish a way of working together that fits both of you, is characterized by unambiguous mutual expectations, and makes both of you more productive and effective. No doubt, some managers will resent that on top of all their other duties, they must also take responsibility for their relationships with their bosses. But these managers fail to realize that by doing so, they can actually simplify their jobs, eliminating potentially severe problems and improving productivity.