First, one needs to get as much detailed information as is practicable about each boss’s goals, strengths, weaknesses, and preferred working style—and about the pressures on him. Second, one also needs to make an honest self-appraisal—about one’s needs, objectives, strengths, weaknesses, and personal style. Third, armed with this information, one then needs to create a relationship that fits both parties’ key needs and styles, and that is characterized by mutual expectations. And finally, maintaining the relationship then demands that one keep the boss informed, behave dependably and honestly,
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