- Maintain a positive can do attitude
- Communicate – no surprises
- Understand and help meet the boss’s incentives
- Listen and empathize
- Solve problems
- Be willing to learn
- Identify the boss’s priorities
- Make yourself available
- Focus on results
- Be prepared
- Volunteer for the job no one else wants
- Keep your boss out of trouble
- Don’t let the boss lose sleep at night
- Don’t dominate your boss’s time
- Know when to give advice and take direction
- Don’t be combative
- Take action, don’t wait for direction
- Do what you say you will do - meet commitments - on time and within budget
- Understand your shortcomings and work to improve them
- Have fun and make sure your boss does too
Pierre Cutler
The Sacramento Executive
