Comments on: How to Get Your Boss Off Your Back http://michaelhyatt.com/2007/04/how-to-get-your-boss-off-your-back.html CEO, Thomas Nelson Publishers Sat, 20 Mar 2010 16:30:33 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Rasman http://michaelhyatt.com/2007/04/how-to-get-your-boss-off-your-back.html/comment-page-1#comment-3812 Rasman Thu, 10 Apr 2008 03:51:48 +0000 http://michaelhyatt.com/?p=164#comment-3812 Intersting article, any advice on bosses who constantly expect more from you? To the point that you're exhausted all the time? My administrator always wants me to work evenings and attend extracurricular events (without pay), she seems to think not wanting to do these things indicate lack of desire for the job. Any help would be appreciated... Intersting article, any advice on bosses who constantly expect more from you? To the point that you’re exhausted all the time?

My administrator always wants me to work evenings and attend extracurricular events (without pay), she seems to think not wanting to do these things indicate lack of desire for the job.

Any help would be appreciated…

]]> By: Jesse Fewell http://michaelhyatt.com/2007/04/how-to-get-your-boss-off-your-back.html/comment-page-1#comment-3813 Jesse Fewell Mon, 23 Apr 2007 04:54:20 +0000 http://michaelhyatt.com/?p=164#comment-3813 A former supervisor and mentor said it best when she advised me to "never surprise your boss." From that quip, you can extract the practices of setting expectations, execution, and follow up. Leading up is harder to do, because of the assumptions and atmosphere around authority and position. However, if you boil it down to this kind of effective communication, leading up can simply be an extension of how you influence your colleagues and subordinates. A former supervisor and mentor said it best when she advised me to “never surprise your boss.” From that quip, you can extract the practices of setting expectations, execution, and follow up. Leading up is harder to do, because of the assumptions and atmosphere around authority and position. However, if you boil it down to this kind of effective communication, leading up can simply be an extension of how you influence your colleagues and subordinates.

]]> By: cheree http://michaelhyatt.com/2007/04/how-to-get-your-boss-off-your-back.html/comment-page-1#comment-3814 cheree Wed, 18 Apr 2007 18:24:55 +0000 http://michaelhyatt.com/?p=164#comment-3814 Thank you for sharing this in your blog. It is encouraging to know that there are successful people out there who have experienced this type of boss. Unfortunately I had a similar situation at a previous job and chose to quit because the situation was making me so miserable. I am a much happier person now. Thank you for sharing this in your blog. It is encouraging to know that there are successful people out there who have experienced this type of boss.

Unfortunately I had a similar situation at a previous job and chose to quit because the situation was making me so miserable. I am a much happier person now.

]]> By: Business Sanity Blog http://michaelhyatt.com/2007/04/how-to-get-your-boss-off-your-back.html/comment-page-1#comment-3817 Business Sanity Blog Wed, 18 Apr 2007 02:56:56 +0000 http://michaelhyatt.com/?p=164#comment-3817 <strong>When clients micro manage</strong> You've encountered them before, the meddlers: clients who hire you to do a project for them, and then proceed to constantly second guess what you're doing to the point of frustration. You'd think they'd have better things to do than When clients micro manage

You’ve encountered them before, the meddlers: clients who hire you to do a project for them, and then proceed to constantly second guess what you’re doing to the point of frustration. You’d think they’d have better things to do than

]]> By: Life Integration http://michaelhyatt.com/2007/04/how-to-get-your-boss-off-your-back.html/comment-page-1#comment-3818 Life Integration Tue, 17 Apr 2007 20:27:35 +0000 http://michaelhyatt.com/?p=164#comment-3818 <strong>How To Manage Yourself and Communicate With Your B</strong> A post written by Michael Hyatt this morning brought back a lot of memories for me. Michael talked about bosses who won't stay off of your back, and steps you can take to make sure they won't be any more of a hassle than necessary. How To Manage Yourself and Communicate With Your B

A post written by Michael Hyatt this morning brought back a lot of memories for me. Michael talked about bosses who won’t stay off of your back, and steps you can take to make sure they won’t be any more of a hassle than necessary.

]]> By: Michael Hyatt http://michaelhyatt.com/2007/04/how-to-get-your-boss-off-your-back.html/comment-page-1#comment-3815 Michael Hyatt Tue, 17 Apr 2007 17:07:42 +0000 http://michaelhyatt.com/?p=164#comment-3815 I think you have four choices: 1. Talk directly to your boss. Tell him how his behavior is keeping you from accomplishing the results you both want. 2. Transfer to another department or division. 2. Talk with someone in HR. (Other may have complained and, if so, it will eventually come to the attention of your boss's boss.) 3. Talk to your boss's boss. This is a high-risk manuever. I wouldn't advise it unless you have already decided to leave the company if the situation isn't fixed. But at that point, what have you got to lose? If a boss doesn't change after you have done this, then it's time to polish your resume and look for a new job. Life is too short to stay in an unhappy stituation. Thanks, Mike I think you have four choices:

1. Talk directly to your boss. Tell him how his behavior is keeping you from accomplishing the results you both want.

2. Transfer to another department or division.

2. Talk with someone in HR. (Other may have complained and, if so, it will eventually come to the attention of your boss’s boss.)

3. Talk to your boss’s boss. This is a high-risk manuever. I wouldn’t advise it unless you have already decided to leave the company if the situation isn’t fixed. But at that point, what have you got to lose?

If a boss doesn’t change after you have done this, then it’s time to polish your resume and look for a new job. Life is too short to stay in an unhappy stituation.

Thanks,

Mike

]]> By: Anonymous http://michaelhyatt.com/2007/04/how-to-get-your-boss-off-your-back.html/comment-page-1#comment-3816 Anonymous Tue, 17 Apr 2007 16:53:49 +0000 http://michaelhyatt.com/?p=164#comment-3816 What happens when this is not enough? What is your suggestion, other than leaving, when your company continually promotes people into management without equipping them with the skills to make them effective leaders? What advice do you have when your personal integrity and work ethic are not enough to eliminate a micro-manager? What happens when this is not enough? What is your suggestion, other than leaving, when your company continually promotes people into management without equipping them with the skills to make them effective leaders? What advice do you have when your personal integrity and work ethic are not enough to eliminate a micro-manager?

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