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– Never immediatelty say that something is impossible. If your boss asks you to program his computer to make him coffee, say, “Hmmm. What a great idea. Let me research it.” Then, maybe an hour later, get back to him (preferably via email) and say, “I’ve researched the coffee thing and unfortunately it doesn’t seem to be possible. Here’s why.” At this point throw a little bit of techno-speech at him (or throw in some links to a couple of technical websites). He’ll tune it out.
If you immedately say, “That’s not possible,” he may get upset. He probably thought it was a swell idea and he doesn’t want his bubble burst. So let him down gently. And agree with him that the IDEA is good. Keep his hope alive: “I’ll keep looking into it. Maybe someone will develop something that will make it possible. I’ll keep you in the loop!” Make him feel like you’re working for his best interests.
– GIVE YOUR BOSS CHOICES! Remember, managers are paid to manage — to make decisions. If they aren’t making decisions, they feel like they’re not earning their paycheck. So they WILL make decisions. And if you’re not careful, their decisions will impact you negatively.
Before I understood this, I used to be baffled by some of the things I would be asked to do. I would present a client with a web design, and he would say, “Hmmm…. I like it… I like it…. But can you just change the text color to a slightly lighter blue?”
Often these “decisions” seemed utterly random. Like my clients were deciding something just to decide it. Which is exactly what they were doing. IF YOU DON’T PRESENT THEM WITH A DECISION, THEY WILL MAKE ONE — AT RANDOM — AND IT WILL PROBABLY SCREW UP YOUR WORK.
So say to your boss, “Hey, can you help me out? I’m trying to choose between these three colors.” Secretly, you like all three colors, and you don’t care which one is used. Your boss will furrow his brow, pace back and forth, sigh deeply and say, “I’m glad you came to see me kid. Go with the green and you’ll never be sorry.” Thank him for his expertise and design with the green that you liked all along.
Your boss will feel like he did his job. He’ll probably show the green to all his friends and say, “See that. I picked that!” And you won’t have to stay late on Friday