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© 2015 albert-learning.com How to talk to your boss Pointers to follow: 1. Set up an appropriate appointment to talk when there is enough time to have a real meeting. 2. Know what you want to achieve before going into the meeting. In other words, don’t approach your boss with just a problem; approach her with a solution as well. 3. Always anticipate the worst-case scenario to feel confident that you can weather any negative scenario that arises. 4. Be prepared with evidences like your quarterly review, market rates, written memos of recommendation—anything you think will strengthen your argument. 5. Keep your cool. Even if things start to get heated or you have to plead your case, you’re more likely to get your way if you stay calm and on point. 6. If the answer is no, ask for the reasons why. If there’s no budging, ask if you can revisit the topic at a later date.

© 2015 albert-learning.com How to talk to your boss Talking to your boss.. If you are doing a project and you want your manager to review it before submitting it, then you can ask the manager in several ways. “Could you please review my project?” “ I just completed the assignment. Do you want to review it?” This is my first project and I was wondering if you could review it?” “ I think I covered all the bases, but could you do a quick check.” If you are new at your job, its good to ask for a feedback. If you don’t have a weekly meeting, then you might have to set up a time with your manager to discuss your progress. “Hi Roger, can we set up a time to discuss my progress so far?” “ I was wondering if we can meet to discuss how I am doing.”

© 2015 albert-learning.com How to talk to your boss Complaining and Showing Frustration.. Showing frustration because of your own mistake. "I can't believe I messed that up. I don't think I am stupid, but this is suggesting otherwise.” "I am so frustrated at myself. How did I not catch that?” Complaining about someone else "It's frustrating working with Tim. I'm doing everything I can to help and I am trying to be understanding, but he is slowing our project down immensely.” The best kind of frustration is when the manager knows exactly what you are talking about. If the manager is frustrated as well, then he or she will completely understand. An example of this is when you are working with another company and they are not doing their work properly. "I'm having a hard time working with ABC Company. They are always late and the work they do has numerous errors. It is really frustrating because I have to spend a great deal of time proof reading the material. I recommend not giving ABC Company any more work.”

© 2015 albert-learning.com How to talk to your boss Talking to your boss about another boss.. Sometimes there are multiple bosses and they both give you work. This can cause some problems. The best way to handle this situation is to tell your direct boss what is happening so it gets straightened out at the management level. "Hey Mark. I'm doing all the projects you gave me, but John gives me additional work. I don't mind it, but lately it's been too much.” "Hey Mark. John has been assigning a lot of work to me. I have a lot of current work I am doing, so I would like to know what work has more priority.” "John wants me to do the payroll analysis. He said he needs it by end of week. But didn't you want the employee headcount finished by Friday? I can't finish both. What should I do first?”

© 2015 albert-learning.com How to talk to your boss If another boss is giving you a hard time, you can tell your manager what you think. Here are some professional sentences that you can use to show your frustration about another boss. "I'm having some problems with John lately. He is very critical and puts me down in public. I don't know what I am doing wrong so I don't know where I need to improve. What do you think I should do about this?” "John has been very difficult to work with. He is very bossy and expects everything to be done his way. I have been tolerating it because he is a manager, but some of his methods are wasting a lot of time. I always suggest other ways, but he will not hear me out.”

© 2015 albert-learning.com How to talk to your boss Role Play.. Employee: "Hi Mark. I completed Project A and didn't have anything else to work on. Should I find something to do, or did you have something lined up?“ Boss: "I won't have another assignment for you until next Monday. What will you be doing until then?“ Employee : "I'm not sure, I was thinking about investigating the reporting issue we are having, but that's a low priority now. But if there is nothing else to do, it might be good to finally fix that.“ Boss: "How about John. He told me that he needed a little help on Project C. Why don't you ask him if he still needs help. If not, then check out the reporting issue.“ Employee : "John? I've been meaning to talk to you about him.“ Boss: "What's the problem?“ Employee : "I don't want to be out of line, but he's very difficult to work with. He looks over my shoulder all the time and doesn't like how I am doing things."

© 2015 albert-learning.com How to talk to your boss Boss: "Yeah. He is like that. I appreciate your feedback, and you are not the first to bring this up. Although he is difficult, he does get a lot of work done around here.“ Employee: "I completely agree, and I will continue to work with him as well as I can. I just thought I should let you know instead of keeping it bottled up.“ Boss: "I appreciate your honesty. But for now, you're going to have to tolerate his methods a little longer. I'll see if the director is willing to have a talk with John about this problem.“ Employee : "Ok. Well, I'll go see what type of help John needs. If there is nothing, I'll work on the reporting problem. Either way, I'll send you an letting you know what I am working on.“ Boss: "That would be perfect. Thanks.“ Employee : "Thanks. I'll talk to you later.“ Boss: "Ok. Bye."

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