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What Your Boss Really Wants from You
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What Your Boss Really Wants from You

by Steve Arneson
May 2014
Beginner content levelBeginner
120 pages
2h 23m
English
Berrett-Koehler Publishers
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image Where does he have influence?

At first glance, it might seem that studying your boss’s reputation and level of influence would yield the same insights. Actually, they’re quite different. He might have a reputation as a difficult colleague to work with, but that doesn’t mean he can’t have impact across the organization. Reputation has to do with people’s perceptions; influence has to do with getting things done. Influence is gained by demonstrating a track record of success, having great ideas, and being able to execute. So, does your boss have influence? Does he have the power to get people to do what he wants? Is he a thought leader in the company? ...

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