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Helping Your Boss Help You with Ken Kousen

Engineering Culture by InfoQ

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Is Your Boss Your Friend?

If you think your boss is your friend, there's two traps you'll fall into. One is that when your manager makes a decision that goes against you, you're going to be hurt. Don't tell them things you would tell friends. The only two messages you really want to give to your boss on a regular basis are, i got this, whatever it is, i'll handle it. And i got your back if things go wrong.

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