Tip #3 Your Boss is Not an Idiot

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OK, I will grant you that some are, but for the most part they are not. Peter principle aside, most people don’t advance in their careers unless someone saw real potential in them. However, listen to the watercooler conversations and you would think that companies are run by the least competent people in the organization.

Some bosses are in over their heads. Others are just bad managers. But, I’ve found that most simply have more to do than they can possibly get to. You can do your boss and your own career a great deal of good by proactively figuring out what he or she needs from you in order to be effective.