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Reason 5: You Aren’t Getting the Feedback You Need
This can be particularly problematic when your boss is very agreeable. Because agreeable people want to be liked, they often have difficulty giving direct negative feedback, because they feel as though they will not be liked when they criticize.
In this case, it is important to ask specific questions about your work to elicit the feedback you need to improve. The benefit of this approach is that as your agreeable boss realizes that you take constructive criticism well, your boss will often be better able to offer it without being asked.
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The Bottom Line
It is worth remembering that you don’t need to really like your boss to like your job. If your work environment is stable and you get along with at least a few of your colleagues, it is okay if you and your boss are not people who would ...
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Not Really Clicking With The New Boss
Starting a new job always comes with a few unexpected challenges. One that is especially hard to navigate is a strained relationship with your new boss. What should you do if you realize you’re just not getting along? Start by diagnosing the problem.
Here are a few reasons why your relatio...
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Reason 1: You Are More Conscientious
One aspect of personality that can cause difficulties involves the trait of conscientiousness, which reflects your motivation to complete the tasks you start well and to follow rules. You may feel that your boss is piling too many tasks on you.
It is important to find out your boss’s expec...
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Reason 4: Your Boss Is More Reactive than Strategic
What should you do if your boss communicates about priorities, but the thing deemed most important shifts from day-to-day? This pattern often happens when your boss is reactive to events rather than strategic. This roller-coaster can be difficult to ride because you are never sure what you are su...
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Reason 3: Your Boss Doesn’t Help You Prioritize
If you have a mismatch between what you think you should be doing and what your boss thinks you should be doing, then you are likely to get negative feedback about your performance despite your efforts because you are working on the “wrong” things.
In this case, you’ll want to bring your to...
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Reason 2: You Are More of A People-Pleaser
If you are more agreeable than your boss, they may not always provide you with feedback that makes you feel welcome at work. Consequently, you may have concerns that your boss doesn’t like you.
It is important to pay attention to how your boss treats everyone. If they are not that warm, the...
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Reason 3: You Differ in How You Approach New Opportunities
People who are open are motivated to check out and embrace new opportunities, while those who are closed find reasons to avoid new approaches.
When you and your boss differ a lot in openness, then one of you is probably pushing the other to think about things in a new way, while the other i...
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Give Frequent Feedback
Not receiving enough feedback stresses employees out. They don’t want to be micromanaged, but they definitely want and crave constructive criticism, and they want general feedback on their performance on a consistent level.
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Get comfortable with feedback
- Feedback should be ongoing and not be left to a formal discussion during performance reviews.
- Allow positive feedback to come through louder. When you receive constructive criticism, try to stomach it even if it first rings false.
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The Importance Of Negative Feedback
Even when poor behavior affects our work negatively and we have a regularly established open space for criticism, we still often hold back for fear of getting a negative reaction.
Most people rather receive feedback on what they did wrong than just praise on their successes. So while we te...
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