The authors, Gabbaro and Kotter, in the article talk about the ways in which managers and bosses are mutually dependent on each other and how to manage this interdependent relationship with your boss in order to function effectively. Recent studies in the article suggest that effective managers take time and effort to manage not only relationships with their subordinates but also those with their bosses. Bosses require cooperation, reliability, and honesty from their direct reports and when managers take the time to cultivate a productive working relationship by understanding their boss's strengths and weaknesses, priorities, and work style everyone wins. According to the article, managing your boss effectively is important and can simplify your job hugely by eliminating potentially severe …show more content…
Some of the key characteristics of a healthy and effective relationship with your boss stated in the article include developing compatible work styles by adapting to your boss’s style. Managers also need to communicate with their boss to find out their expectations and also need to express their own expectations to avoid unrealistic goal setting through mutual expectations. One of the mistakes most subordinates make is that they underestimate the flow of information to their bosses, the Bosses commonly need more information than subordinates naturally think to supply. The article emphasizes that managers need to ensure that the boss is told what they need to know including identifying problems, in the style and level of detail that suits them best. In order for the relationship to effective, there needs to be dependability and honesty between the two parties. Without a basic level of trust, a boss feels compelled to check all of a subordinate's decisions, which makes it difficult to