As discussed on the video Attitudes and Approaches in How to Win Over Your Boss, I stressed the importance of checking in with yourself about your attitude towards the relationship you have with your boss.
The purpose of this exercise is to help you to land your reflections and turn them into specific actions you can begin to take to move towards a more helpful attitude. This does not mean you have to always be agreeing, always be positive, but that you become far moe aware of the impact your chosen attitudes have on the behaviours that inhabit your relationship (your behaviour and your boss’ behaviour).
During the first webinar we covered a number of attitudes that help and support your transition into a strategic influencer. The purpose of this exercise is to give you the opportunity to do a little self-analysis and also, make decisions about adjusting the attitudes you approach your work with.
Exercise: Adjusting Your Attitude
This requires some honest reflection on where you are now, and where you want to be, when it comes to the predominate attitudes you carry around with you as you seek to influence.
What attitudes help people to have really good relationships?
What attitudes often detract from an individuals experiencing good relationships?
What attitudes do you commonly adopt that help the relationship with your boss?
Be honest, what attitudes do you sometimes adopt which may be getting in the way of a good relationship?
What adjustments do you think it would be wise to make, and how might you do this?
If you like, paste these questions into an email and send them to the member of our team who is supporting you on the course.
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