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1) Understand your boss.

• Know his or her goals and what you can do to help him or her succeed.
• Know his or her strengths and weaknesses and how you can help him or her succeed.
• Know his or her working style and the approach that will work with him or her.

2) Understand yourself.

• Know your needs, goals and working style.
• Understand how what you do helps or hurts the relationship.

3) Take action. Do what it takes to make the relationshp more effective for both of you.
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Make this a
win-win relationship.  

Making your boss look ___
good makes you look
good too.
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