Building a Better Relationship with Your Boss
37mGeneral2023-08-16
Authors

Scott Mautz
Speaker, Author of Leading from the Middle, IU Faculty Exec. Ed.
Course details
Your relationship with your boss directly and dramatically impacts your physical and mental health and well-being, like no other workplace factor. In this course, keynote speaker, author, and employee engagement expert Scott Mautz guides you through building a better relationship with your boss via a step-by-step approach called “The Managing Up Staircase.” You’ll learn how to get the basics of the relationship right, how to get crystal clear on expectations, and how to adapt to your boss’s style. You’ll learn how to get personal, how to make sure your “house is in order” (the unspoken things your boss wants from you), and how to give your boss the kind of support they really want. This course can help you build up your boss relationship, confidence, and career.
Skills covered
Leadership SkillsWell-Being and Self-CarePersonal DevelopmentProfessional DevelopmentLeadership and ManagementOne-Off
Concepts
0. Introduction
- 01 - Why good employee-boss relationships matter
- 02 - The nature of the boss-subordinate relationship
- 03 - Mistakes to avoid in your boss relationship
- 04 - How to disagree with your boss
1. Understand the Asks
- 05 - Getting clear on expectations with your boss
2. Style Awareness
- 06 - How to adapt to your boss s operating style
- 07 - How to adapt to your boss s interpersonal style
3. Get Personal
- 08 - Getting to know your boss without overstepping
4. Get Your House in Order
- 09 - Five unspoken things your boss wants from you
5. Provide Purposeful Support
- 10 - Where your boss needs your support
- 11 - How your boss wants to receive your support
Conclusion
- 12 - A better boss relationship is six steps away
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