Author : 
Chou, Wushow Bill
         
        
            Author_Institution : 
North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, NC, USA
         
        
        
        
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
This article addresses the soft skills specifically required to build good rapport with and to gain trust from our bosses. The mantras imparted include the following: our bosses expect our loyalty to them; we should share credit with our bosses for accomplishments and shoulder the blame for failures, even if our bosses contributed to the failure; we should be able to read nuances from our bosses; and we should be proactive and possess farsighted vision.
         
        
            Keywords : 
human factors; office environment; organisational aspects; boss smart; loyalty; soft skills; Books; Ethics; Law; Legal factors; Protection; Retirement; Testing; Writing; Soft skills; boss-smart; farsighted; loyalty; nuances; proactive; sharing credit; taking blame;
         
        
        
            Journal_Title : 
IT Professional
         
        
        
        
        
            DOI : 
10.1109/MITP.2009.116