To please the leader can only be 'flattering'? Learn 3 tricks to make you a leader's 'little padded jacket'

In the workplace, those colleagues who can speak, behave, and are good at "flattering" can easily get close to their leaders.

Colleagues who work hard but don’t know how to take pictures are farther away from their leaders, and have fewer opportunities for promotion and salary increases. Sometimes their credit is also taken away by colleagues who “can take pictures”.

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Xiao Zhang is my good buddy. He graduated from a famous university and is proficient in business. He is the technical backbone of the unit.

Many technical problems in the unit were solved by Xiao Zhang, but his relationship with the leader was not so smooth, which made his promotion and salary increase not so smooth.

Every time Xiao Zhang sees a promotion from someone with similar qualifications, he complains:

What's so amazing? It's just "flattering" to the leaders. If I wanted to, I would have been promoted!

To please the leader can only be "flattering"? Learn 3 tricks to make you a leader's "little padded jacket"

Although I complain like this every time, what Xiao Zhang wants to say is, why can't I have a better relationship with the leaders?

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It is true that the adage "a thousand people wear flattery but not wear it" has existed since ancient times, and there are also cases of promotion and salary increase because of the skill of "flattering". However, you are far away from the leader. Is it "flattering"?

As introverts, is there no way for us to get closer to our leaders?

Flattery is a shortcut to get affirmation from leaders, but it is definitely not the only and best way. The following 3 tricks may be helpful to you.

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Trick 1: Know the enemy and know yourself, and understand the "details" of the boss.

To please the leader can only be "flattering"? Learn 3 tricks to make you a leader's "little padded jacket"

Knowing the enemy and knowing yourself can make yourself invincible. We need to take a comprehensive X-ray of the leader to understand the boss's work habits, handling style and personal hobbies, and even the leader's "promotion route" in the company. These situations can be obtained as long as we pay attention to observation. As long as we are good at inquiring about the "promotion path", it is not difficult at all. By understanding these, we can easily understand the boss's mind and understand his intentions more conveniently.

Trick 2: Prescribe the right medicine to ensure that you "scratch the itching".

To please the leader can only be "flattering"? Learn 3 tricks to make you a leader's "little padded jacket"

The "scratching the itch" mentioned here is definitely not flattering, but a prepared response to the leadership's character. For example, the leader is a very impatient person. When reporting the work, he must first tell the results. If he asks, he will explain the process in detail. If the leader likes to speak in a style, then when you write a speech for him, it is best to start from the Find a few poems on the Internet to add to him, then the leader will definitely appreciate you more; if the leader is quarreling with his wife, then you should silently close the door for him!

Trick 3: Seek common ground while reserving differences, don't "deliberately change"

To please the leader can only be "flattering"? Learn 3 tricks to make you a leader's "little padded jacket"

We must not change us blindly to cater to the leaders. Deliberate changes will make us appear artificial, and even be considered by the leaders as an alternative "flattery". For example, if you feel that the leader's idea is not in the interests of the company, you must not blindly follow the trend, but express your opinion bravely. As long as the words are reasonable, the leader will think twice.