Do you ever wonder what makes a mundane workday different from one that makes you feel like you’re on top of the world? I’m telling you, it’s all about being respected and acknowledged by your superiors. Think of it this way: by being valued and respected by your boss, you not only enhance your professional standing, but also transform the entire working environment into a place where you really want to be.
Would you like to know how that can be done? Well, buckle up because I’m about to unveil a foolproof guide on how to earn that well-deserved respect from your boss or manager. Prepare to change your career path from average to exceptional!”
Working for someone who pushes you to be the best isn’t the same as working for someone who exudes toxicity. Different studies seem to suggest the same thing – your bosses can have a significant effect on how you perform.
- A few studies show:
- A study by the University of Manchester’s Business School that had over 1,200 people participating in it. The result shows that those who had supportive bosses showed more engagement towards their work and would refer others to join their workplace too. Those who didn’t have bosses they liked wouldn’t recommend anyone to work in the same place.
- Yet another study shows that the thing that workers want the most from their employers is not a high salary, but respect. A leader who respects employees demonstrates a better relationship with his employees.
While there’s a huge difference between being undervalued and having a toxic boss, not getting enough recognition from your boss can result in low productivity.
How to Gain Respect from Your Boss?
First, if you’ve done nothing significant, don’t expect your boss to know your name, period. If you have, check if your boss is looking to ignore you on some pretext.
You may only need to change a few things to turn it around. Here is a video that talks about the one ingredient you need for success in the workplace.
Building on Your Skillsets and Self Worth
How you look at things determines how you see them. If you are good at something, it’s because you have put your mind to it. If you aren’t, it’s probably because you never tried.
You need to learn to be confident about yourself. If you aren’t confident about yourself, you wouldn’t have people feeling confident about you in the workplace – including your bosses.
It all boils down to your self-esteem – something that is often formed during the early stages of life. Now, there are many ways how you can improve your confidence, including taking a martial arts class. We have discussed some of the other powerful ways to boost your confidence here.
Attitude Equals Great Success
When firms hire, they do not just look at the skill sets. Attitude matters as well, and if you have got the right way to look at things, you will have more opportunities coming your way.
Your aptitude and attitude matter, and we aren’t the only ones who say it. 57% of organizations say that they do not find people with the right attitude, and this results in many vacancies.
Work Smarter
So, saw those ‘Work Smarter, Not Harder’ posts somewhere? The one that has a picture of a random man relaxing at the beach with a drink in his hand? It stirs up your imagination. You want to be the one relaxing at the beach too.
The question is, how do you work smart? Even if you work longer hours and harder, your boss may not appreciate it and give you a raise. We are all humans – your boss is one too.
To get more in return, you must make your manager or boss realize your worth. Take the initiative and make sure they notice.
In the business world, recognition helps you to excel in your professional career, and you can do it with a few tricks:
- Talk to them about your progress
- Ask if your work on the project is satisfactory
- Let it know just how difficult the project was, and that you had to put in that extra effort
- Ask them if they feel you can do anything different
In the business world, recognition helps you to excel in your professional career, and you can do it with a few tricks.
Knowing When You’re Undervalued
Do you simply show up to work and finish all the tasks assigned to you and wait until the working hours are over so that you can leave? There is a problem right there – there is no engagement. Your boss probably doesn’t know how hard you’ve worked on that project. Now, what can you do differently?
Just because your boss doesn’t notice your work doesn’t mean that’s the same for everyone else. If it has been a while and you’re stuck in the same position at your job and treated as a newbie, you may want to take a long hard look.
For one, have you made any effort to chat one-on-one with your boss? If the answer is no, you’ve found the answer- “No engagement”
Top Rules to Help You Get Respected in Your Workplace
Worried about how you can get your boss to like you? Follow this post by Anastasia first, to know more about the different types of bosses and how you can deal with each one of them.
- For one, keep it simple.
- Remember, ‘wanting’ is not ‘getting’
- Work hard to get the respect you deserve. It doesn’t necessarily involve working longer hours or taking on heaps of work.
- Get respect by improving productivity and meeting deadlines.
- You get respect by being a valuable addition to the team,
- Be one whom others can look up to when something goes wrong.
Be Respected by Behaving Accordingly
- The first lesson to remember is that you need to respect yourself.
- How do you tackle difficult situations?
- A manager or a boss is more likely to respect someone who knows what he’s saying and respects his job than someone who is visibly taking his post for granted.
- If you’re ‘the office joker’, people may not take you seriously. Sure, sometimes it is a great way to get the boss’s attention but if you don’t know where to stop, it could be a problem.
- `Know when to be serious. Don’t let others walk all over you; be authoritative.
- Let’s clear one thing, does not make you a narcissist. On the other hand, it does quite the opposite. It allows others to realize your worth. If you don’t respect yourself, your boss won’t respect you.
- Figure out what makes you respect yourself. It could be pretty much any skill.
- Like your ability to keep your commitments.
- The next step would be to stop trying so hard to be like everyone around you. Why fit in when you can stand out?
- Don’t let the job consume your individual identity.
- Let your own individuality stand out.
Deliver on your promises
Easy, right? Yet most people fail to deliver the promises and commitments they make. It may sound straightforward, but meeting your commitments is easier said than done.
- Finishing tasks and assignments on time will tell your supervisor that you are responsible and committed to your work, allowing them to trust you with bigger projects.
- What do you do if the project’s deadline is unreasonable? Be straightforward, but not rude. Tactfully convey it to your boss or whoever set the deadline.
- Knowing how to communicate is another key factor to gain the respect you crave.
- Don’t expect them to know your problems without bringing them up in the first place.
- Never make commitments you can’t deliver on, period.
Own Up
There will be times when you make mistakes. Don’t let them get in the way of your success. Making mistakes is normal; you’re only human after all.
- The biggest mistake you could make is hiding your mistakes or blaming them on someone else. It will affect how your colleagues and your boss look at you.
- The excuses aren’t great.
- Don’t find reasons for every hiccup; rather own up to them straight away.
- This quality shows your boss that you have greater potential.
- Owning up to things that go wrong is the quality only a true leader possesses.
- And as tempting as it may appear, never hide behind excuses. It only makes you come off as weak.
- When you own up to your mistakes, your boss sees you as someone trustworthy. It surely creates an impression on them.
Look at the Bright Side
The world is filled with those who believe that the ‘glass is half empty’. It’s all about believing in yourself.
- Don’t add up to the crowd. Instead, bring in the positivity your workplace needs.
- Never fret over what is going wrong. Instead, focus on how you can solve it.
- No one likes a person who is always negative.
- Be positive even when things don’t seem to be in your favour.
- Avoid being irrational and overly positive.
- When things aren’t going the way they should, be quick to stand up on your feet to correct them.
- With a negative perspective though, no task you take will reach its desired result.
- You need to focus on finding solutions rather than giving up.
- Get going and stop fussing over things that have happened.
- You’ve to look at the things you can change; keep yourself together.
- If you find you’ve too many reports to be done on the same day, talk to your boss not to complain, but to find a solution. Suggest, for instance, that half the reports be asked after a specific interval. The manager will definitely appreciate your bluntness and respect that.
Take Initiative
Just completing the tasks assigned to you won’t get you far. Unless you take up more initiatives, you’re only adding up to the crowd.
- Go out of your way and ask if you can take a look at some other serious projects.
- You could suggest adaptive changes that can bring in more productivity.
- Devising a new management strategy can help.
- What you need to show is that you are willing to go out of your routine.
- It’s sure to earn you some bonus points!
Don’t Hold it In
Managers respect new insights and those who bring new ideas on board. Contrary to popular belief, bosses don’t like it when employees simply agree to everything that they say.
- Speak what you’ve in mind. It’s something that is applicable not just in meetings or formal discussions, but also in informal conversations with your boss.
- Employers appreciate employees who are not scared to freely demonstrate their disagreement.
- Disagreement only shows that you actually care and are not afraid to express yourself.
- If anything, it will only earn you more respect.
- Do remember that speaking up does not mean you must say something every time.
- It is also important to know when you must and when you mustn’t express your opinion.
- For one, back it up with insights and content, so that you have something substantial to say.
Be Cohesive
The smallest of workplace fights and bickering can create a negative impression. Bosses tend to keep a close watch on how their employees are getting along, and who are the troublemakers.
- Avoid being a part of workplace arguments.
- It will only compromise your reputation, no matter who started it.
- Talk with your colleagues.
- Greet your colleagues with a smile, and don’t be annoying.
Rectify Mistakes Before They Know
How good are you at your work? Nobody likes to browse through mistakes – ones that you could have fixed yourself if you were a bit more diligent.
- Makes as few mistakes as possible
- Correct errors before you send in the reports.
- Managers and bosses already have a lot on their plate; you don’t need to add to their workload.
- Make sure your reports are error-free before sending them in.
- It creates a sense of appreciation.
- Don’t cover up or hide the problems. Know that things will go wrong at times.
- Have a backup plan in motion. For instance, if the work is done be done within three weeks, try to finish with a few days in hand. If something goes wrong, you can fix it then.
- Try to solve the issue before your boss has to step in.
- Lower headaches for the boss mean better opportunities for you.
These are some of the rules and tried and tested strategies that I used and implemented to gain my boss’s trust, I am sure your boss will be no different.
Now, let’s go through some tips that will allow your boss to appreciate your value and see your potential.
Tips to Get Respect at Work
Now, let’s go through some tips that will allow your boss to appreciate your value and see your potential. As we said, it’s not always about the work. Instead, it’s about how you work, and these tips below are just going to establish that further.
Establish Credibility through Your Work
Merely working hard every day is not enough. The quality of your work is what matters the most.
If you’re thinking, “I work hard every day, and yet people don’t notice me,” you’re not doing enough. You’re only delivering what everyone is expected to.
Frankly, that’s no reason for the boss even to notice you. You need to take a look at what you can do to stand out from the crowd.
Bring out workable solutions for situations which nobody can find a solution to, this will help you establish your credibility among your co-workers.
Don’t Demoralize Yourself
Just because having a job title or rank that is lower than others doesn’t mean that you have to be overly nice to them. Learn to respect yourself and what you do.
Own who you are and what you do. Approach any colleague with confidence and look them eye-to-eye. There’s no need to feel that you aren’t as good as them because of your job title.
Things can change with time. Even if they have skill sets that you do not, you could develop some that they don’t. Believe that you are important and don’t let anyone change that.
Be Bold but Not Arrogant
Feel free to share your thoughts and comments on things that aren’t going well. Look to offer solutions when you can.
If you’re working in a large organization, you’d have a certain problem cropping up that no one’s really doing anything about. It could be because of the red tape or because nobody thinks that a solution for it will be worth the effort. If you could design a workable solution, it separates you from others.
Now, if you’ve something significant to say, here is the thing – you wouldn’t want everyone to know about it. Do not bring up any such changes in big meetings. Rather, talk about it during one-on-one conversations with your boss.
This way, you ensure that your boss stays in the loop, and you don’t talk about the shortcomings in front of everyone. Losing the boss’s trust is exactly the opposite of what we’re going for here.
Ask Questions and Get to Know Your Boss
Now, there is a thin line between being cordial and being inquisitive. It’s a great idea to build a personal rapport with your boss. However, you do need to take into account that you shouldn’t come across as someone who is overdoing it.
So, asking questions does not mean going for the most personal details. Begin with simple questions. Ask them how their weekend was, about their family, pets, and so on. Don’t be afraid to ask questions to your boss or as a matter of fact anyone in the organization. It shows your concern, and as long as it’s not something that they are uncomfortable about – you’re good.
Learn to talk to your employer in a casual yet comfortable way. You develop a stronger work relationship in this process, and it opens doors for you to earn their trust and respect.
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Including these small steps into your daily work routine can work wonders, and you’d be the magnet your boss goes to at work.
The question is, are you ready?
Last Updated on March 18, 2024 by Apeksha Soni
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