# Managing your manager

## Tool

What sort of boss have you got? ‘The first thing you need to do is to get inside your boss's head. If you don't understand what makes them tick, you can't hope to understand how to manage them.’ (Jay, 2002, p. ix) What are your boss's strengths and weaknesses? What are yours? Can your boss depend on you? Can you depend on your boss? | What pressures are they under? What is their schedule? Where do you fit in?
What are their important work relationships? How do they like to communicate? Can your boss hear you? | What motivates your boss? What are their goals? What is your role here?