How to get your boss to notice you

How to get your boss to notice you?

Sometimes you wonder as to how to get your boss attention in the work place. It is an area where several of us congregate in various departments to discharge varied functions. You not only need to be noticed & recognized but your absence even for a single day in the office should create a fur ore. These are certain invaluable tips to all the employees on how to make themselves prove their worth and simultaneously get the stamp of positive approval from the boss.

• Increase your value. You do not get compensated by how hard you work but how much value you add to the world around you. And the best way to begin adding value to the world is to start becoming a more valuable person. Acquire skills no one else has. Read the books no one else is reading. Think thoughts no one else is thinking. In other words, you need to be more in life in order to get more from life.


• Take decisions. Your life is a sum total of all the decisions you have taken in your life. Decision making skills is one of the most important skills which you should develop in order to sustain in the new economy. By making a decision, you will come to know whether you have taken a right decision or not & if you have not taken the right decision you will correct the wrong decision taken. In other words, you will help your boss in taking right decisions.


• Communicate well. Communication does not primarily mean talking with one or more person but it also means writing well, listening well. You need to communicate to boss / subordinates in such a way that the receiver or the person who is listening to you understands the way it has to be understood by the sender. You also need to do a lot of listening act & by listening you get a lot of information which otherwise you would not have got if you would have indulged in the act of communicating.


• Solution oriented. You need to be solution oriented & not problem oriented. When faced with a crisis & difficult situations you have to think in terms of solutions & not get perturbed with impediments which come in your way. You should not just identify a problem, but design the best solution to solve the problem. For this purpose, you need to be intelligent, experienced & up to date with latest developments. In other words, it refers to problem solving skills.


• Administrative abilities. You need to be a great planner, thinker & help your boss to frame plans & policies. This is not an easy task & it requires a tremendous acumen in oneself to sharpen the administrative skills. Further, you also need to work within the limits set by the organization. The policies, plans drawn need to be necessarily implemented so that the organization gains in terms of productivity in a consistent manner.


• Accept responsibility. Responsibility begins with your taking full & complete control over the content of your conscious mind. The interesting thing about responsibility is that the more you start taking responsibility the more responsible you feel. The more responsible you feel the more rapidly you move toward the accomplishment of more of the things that are important to you. Thus, you see yourself moving on the fast track which would make your boss definitely take a note of you.


• Be excellent. Today, the market pays excellent returns & rewards for excellent performance, excellent product products & excellent services. Commit to excellence in your work, especially in your key areas & core competencies. Resolve to commit to top performance. This will not only make the others notice you whom might include your boss but also move you into the fast lane in your career than any other decisions you can make.


• Take care of your customers. What we are today & where you are today determine how your internal & external customers treat you. You need to take care of your customers very well & once you start touching their emotions you surge ahead. Your customers in your work place are your subordinates, colleagues, bosses with whom you have not only to vibe but touch their emotions. Human beings move when their emotions are moved.

Today, it is all about selling & how good are you in selling. You may be qualified, experienced like others but in order to move ahead in your career you need to distinctly display your attributes which not only inspire your clients who are buying our goods & services but also move the hearts of internal customers (boss, subordinates, and colleagues at work place) with whom you work with. If you start connecting yourself emotionally with your boss & subordinates in your work place & your devoted customers in the market you will carve a unique place for yourself. Human beings are bundle of emotions & your boss is no exception. You can move both these internal & external customers or get their hearts only when you follow the strategies as discussed.