The Importance of Indirect Actions

If you don't respect someone, what is making you not respect them? It's your ego. You're not going to win going head to head with your boss. They have rank on you. If they're an ego maniac, they're going to use that rank. So build the relationship of trust. Help them. Build them up. Take a back seat. Let them get credit. And once you do that, you're going to have much better results than if you try and bang heads with them.