What could you have done to improve your relationship with a manager you didn't like?

We must uphold professionalism in dealing so that, if the personal relationships do not support  working It should not affect working relations negatively..And will always try not to disputes in working turning to a personal dispute.

Before we can answer that question we need to know "Why don't YOU like the Manager???" 

"I had a manager in the past I didn't like that much, but I couldn't say he was a bad manager. Our personalities conflicted and we had some arguments. This affected my performance and willingness to work in the beginning, but I asked myself this same question. I thought I should try to get along with my manager despite my personal feelings. I set them aside and maintained a professional relationship. Taking this approach really helped. Because I was willing to look past minor differences, our work relationship got stronger and I performed at a higher level."

I feel I should be more understanding of diffrent work style .I didnt like my manager not communicating enough , but that didnt mean we could not approach him , so am learning to work seamlessly with diffrent type of people

Walk in his shoes 

Just do your job with honesty and sincereity, this is only the way where you can improve your relationship.

Repel evil is the best.

if you build trust between each other this might be the first positive step that makes you like him 

Dont stress out.. Use this website to find another job which could be more comfortable. Comfort work places let the best out of you.

"I feel when the problems are communicated earlier, it could benefit both. Most of the employees wait several months before approaching their respective managers, and after their talk, their relationship get much better. So I suggest the best way to improve our relationship with a manager whom we don’t like is by talking about problems sooner than later."

You need to determine what makes you dislike him? Then decide how can you avoid that situation where you don't have to face that thing. May be it is in your control or may be it is not. If you can live withit that is fine. If you can't live then try to find another job sooner or later.