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Most of employees can not adjust thereselves in such environment, owner changes his perspective frequently when he thinks what is better for his business. But you have to show your ability and skills in a brilliant manners to deal with his ideas and thoughts. In my point of view try to learn Boss thinking.
Why Bosses or Owner do like that?
The most brilliant entrepreneurs, leaders and bosses change their minds. They don’t care about the process. They are passionately focused on a vision. They are relentless in pursuing what’s important. They will change anything at any time, except their core values, to reach their end goal. This is why other brilliant entrepreneurs are sometimes hard to work with.
The various conversations I had with people doing better or worse in managing mercurial bosses led me to consider the five ways to manage an unpredictable or volatile boss.
Five BRAVE Keys
The five keys to managing a mercurial boss are the same as the five keys to managing any boss and culture: Behaviors , Relationships, Attitudes, Values, Environment.
Behaviors
Behave with integrity. What you do must match what you say and what you fundamentally believe. Integrity does not mean blind consistency. It’s fine for you to change direction in response to changing circumstances. You just have to let those following you know why. When your boss changes his or her mind based on something he or she sees that others don’t see, step in to explain that to others.
Relationships
In a business setting, the relationship between a boss and subordinate is of primary importance. If you’re working for a mercurial boss, you need to align the mode, manner, and frequency of your communication with what your boss prefers. And you need to disagree with them in the right way. Different people prefer being disagreed with in different ways, ranging from:
- Never disagree with me
- Challenge me one-on-one, but only in private
- Challenge me in team meetings, but never let anyone outside “the family” know what you’re thinking
Challenge me in any meetings, but gently
- Gloves off, all the time, because public challenges communicate the culture we want
You cannot survive a mercurial boss without knowing how to do this – and adapting as your boss changes.
Attitudes
You have to believe in your boss. Mercurial changes viewed through an attitude of belief and respect look very different than they do through an attitude of doubt. Choose the right attitude and approach.
Values
We’ve had a series of amazing legacy CEOs come to share their perspective on what’s worked and not worked in their careers. Virtually every one of them says that the fundamental job of the CEO is to own the vision and the values. Got to have the vision. Got to move things towards that vision whatever it takes – except for compromising your values. If you believe the end justifies the means, you will not be the same person when you get there.
Thus, if you have a mercurial boss, make sure your values are completely in line with his or hers. If you share the same values, the tactical changes are far easier to handle.
FIRST I WILL UNDERSTAND THE CHANGE AND WHY THE OWNER FELT THE NEED TO CHANGE . I WILL SHARE MY PROFESSIONAL EVALUATION WITH OWNER. IF MANAGMENT RECONSIDER BASED ON MY RECOMENDATIONS WELL AND GOOD OTHER WISE I WILL FOLLOW THE CHANGE.
