Its normal for everyone to deal with some pick people. Yes, indeed, we can choose not to deal with them. But how if they are your boss? Do you have a choice? Of course you have, by quitting the job. But is it possible for you to quit the job everytime you meet a picky boss? This post is going to provide some tips on how we can deal with them and building a good relationship.
Accept your own mistake.
This is a very important point. People always think that their boss are too picky on they job. However, have you ever think about your mistake? Even if it is a small mistake for you, but it might be a big mistake for the company. For example, you, as an accountant found that 10 cents is missing in company's account. Maybe you will think that 10 cents is not important, it is a small amount. But it actually means that there is something wrong in company or your work. Maybe there are some people trying to embezzle company fund. Or you made some mistakes during the accounting process. So please do think about your own mistake before you blame your boss to be too picky.Have an open mindset.
Nobody is perfect in this world. We grow up in the process of making mistake. And its normal for us to be informed. Maybe your boss is not using a good tone, but what we need to do is learn from our mistake and having an open mindset instead of blaming others. The most important thing for us is to learn from mistake and accept other people opinion.Don't let it affect your work.
If your boss is really a bad boss, please don't let it affect your boss. No matter how bad your boss' behavior, avoid letting it affect your work. You want to stay on good terms with other leaders in the company (and keep your job!).
“Don’t try to even the score by working slower, or taking excessive ‘mental health’ days or longer lunches. It will only put you further behind in your workload and build a case for your boss to give you the old heave-ho before you’re ready to go.”
- Work around their weaknesses and support their success.
This tip will help you in building a good relationship with the picky boss. While it may sound counter intuitive to support a bad boss in becoming more successful, there is absolutely nothing to be gained by making him look bad, going to war or facilitating his (or her) failure. If he is as bad as you think, he will likely do a pretty good job of that all by himself. Exposing his incompetence will only compound your own misery and may even damage your reputation.
One way is to help your boss focus on his natural strengths. Another is to proactively work around his weaknesses. If you know you have a boss who’s disorganized, then help him to be on top of things rather than whining about his lack of organizational skills. If you know your boss is often late to meetings, offer to kick off the next meeting for him. If he tends to change his mind frequently, or is outright forgetful, be sure to document interactions so you can refer back to them if he ever contradicts himself. If you know your boss is slow to respond, continue to work on a project while you wait to hear back from him. Making yourself indispensable and someone your boss can rely on to help him do his job is a valuable asset when you start to look to 'what's next?'
By doing what you can to help your boss succeed, you lay a solid foundation for greater success yourself. It may not be an immediate reward, but in the long run, you can never lose by helping others do better than they otherwise would.