JORGE ESTUARDO RECINOS ARDÓN

How to get
along with
your boss
30/09/2022
DON'T EXPECT THE
IMPOSSIBLE
Sometimes the best way to take care of
relationships is to take them as they are and
keep them where they are so they don’t get
worse.

This is what happens when we are not lucky

enough to have a pleasant, reliable, open, and
approachable boss. Sometimes we have to
report to someone with whom we don’t see eye
to eye and with whom we always have to work
hard to keep communication flowing.
 DON'T TRY TO
CHANGE PEOPLE

Relationships change us, but only if we are open

and willing to be influenced by each other on an
individual level. Your boss also has weaknesses
(or characteristics that you do not like) and
some of them are not going to turn into virtues
just because you insist on it.
DON'T LOOK FOR FRIENDS
OR PARENTS

Sometimes, depending on our relational needs,

we unconsciously seek to establish a
relationship with our boss that brings us fun,
reciprocity, protection, guidance.

A boss can bring us all these things, of course,

but they must always do so from their role, not
blurring affection and behaving too casually or
overprotectively. In the same way, we should not
be too “nice” or childish.
LEARN HOW TO MANAGE
ASYMMETRIES IN THE
RELATIONSHIP
No matter how much trust you have, this person
is your superior and you have to keep a certain
distance if you want to know how to get along
with your boss. Just because you get along
doesn’t necessarily mean you are friends, and
just because you appreciate your boss doesn’t
mean they appreciate you in the same way.
GIVE THEM SECURITY

You don’t have to be aggressive or forceful to

give your boss an image of confidence; you just
need to convey self-confidence and
understanding of the instructions you are given.
Of course, you must also communicate and
make them see that the job is well done. Bosses
ultimately value results more than words.