What’s the best and most effective way to impress your boss in the workplace (generally speaking)?
Questions and answers between myself and a journalist. Only a couple of questions were used, so here you get to read the whole dialogue.
If you want to impress your boss one of the best things you can do is to get on with your job, leaving them to do theirs. It’s not bothering them with things you should be able to work out for yourself, and going to them with solutions, not problems. Its being aware of their work and priorities and helping out. This works at all levels, from tidying up and dusting if working in a shop, to doing the filing without being asked in an office, to creating a draft report your boss could use in a meeting.
Can extreme attention-grabbing antics ever work in the workplace?
I'm not certain what you are thinking of but if it is making a scene, or throwing a tantrum I don't think this works at all.
Do you think the old saying ‘good things come to those who wait’ applies in the workplace?
Definitely not! You need to be proactive and let people know what you are doing, and it needs to be the key people. Don't be afraid to toot your horn and copy other people in on emails that give you excellent feedback.
What about ‘slow and steady wins the race’? Are those employees who put their heads down and get to business without breaking the mould more likely to reap the rewards or simply fly under the radar and get nowhere fast?
If you fly under the radar who will know what you are doing, what a waste! You need to do a good job and make sure that other people know you are doing a good job.
Can being a ‘suck up’ ever be a good thing? Do bosses see it as enthusiasm or a little pathetic?
I think if you do “suck up” it comes across as a bit creepy, you need to learn how to do this very subtly!
How far is too far when it comes to attention-grabbing in the workplace?
The absolute no-no is to take the credit for someone else’s work, it's unspeakable.
Since the credit crunch struck, employment has become tougher than ever to gain and keep. Do you think this has/will increase the incidence of extreme attention-grabbing antics in the workplace?
If you are in a job you will want to do all you can to keep it. Often its not that all get made redundant but just a few, so people may well go into survival mode and seek to win at the expense of others. Will result in a very un team like working environment.
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