Communicating with authority figures make many people nervous.  Your boss holds the power over your performance reviews, salary reviews, and future work assignments.  Don’t be intimidated by all that authority.  Your business communications can be improved.  You just need to understand your boss and what they expect from you when you do communicate.  You don’t have to be nervous if you keep these ten simple ideas in mind.

10 Considerations to Communicating with your Boss

1. Keep your boss informed. Your boss doesn’t like surprises.  If something bad has happened, its better they find out from you now then from someone else later.  If you want a better boss then keep them informed.

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As a leader, you are only as good as the people you lead.  So it’s up to you to make the people around you better.  You need to help them develop themselves, so that they’re smarter, more capable—and ultimately better at doing what needs to be done, like achieving your organization’s goals.  What’s the best way to help the people around you be the best they can be?

Writing Policies and Procedures

I know it may sound obvious, but the truth is you know how you want your organization to run. 

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ST. LOUIS, MO, December 17, 2010 — Bizmanualz, Inc., a St. Louis-based Software as a Service (SaaS) provider for the document compliance marketplace, announces that President Chris Anderson has been recognized by ASQ – the world’s largest network of quality resources and experts – with three service awards for his leadership and distinguished service to ASQ.

Anderson was presented with the Kaufman Award for his years of outstanding and meritorious service to the St. Louis Section. Lester S. Kauffman was the innovative founder, organizer, and first President of the ASQ St. Louis Section. To commemorate his memory, the St. Louis Section designated a plaque in 1952 to be awarded each year to the person who had performed outstanding and meritorious service to the Section.

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When first taking a management position in an organization, it can be difficult to fully grasp exactly what your role is and how to fulfill it. The sad truth is that many of us have seen mostly negative examples of management and management styles, and few positive ones. Without proper role models it is difficult to step into those shoes.

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Leadership has been the theme of our recent articles and it was also an important theme at the ASQ St. Louis Spring Quality Conference. On conference day, the keynote address featured leadership, followed by a full-day of Leadership Track breakout sessions. Several of the pre-conference workshops focused on aspects of leadership as well. “Leadership is an important topic for an ASQ conference,” said Steve Mundwiller of Bizmanualz, Section 1304 Conference Chair.

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Last week we talked about the continual improvement journey at CTMT Data Center. This week we will discuss Ram Jack Foundation Systems, an internationally recognized structural repair company with the latest foundation repair technology and a tradition of the highest standards in customer care. 

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Last Month we discussed leadership metrics, leading teams and overall management leadership. But we cannot discuss leadership and teams without discussing supply chains. After all, your supply chain is a

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Question of the month: How do you know if you are using the right metric(s) to measure your leadership effectiveness?

January saw the release of the newest manual in our collection—the ISO 22000 Food Safety Policies, Procedures & Forms. We also discussed leadership in January and announced the 2006 ASQ St. Louis Quality Conference.

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Last week we discussed management leadership as not settling for less and introduced inventory turns as a critical performance metric. This week let’s explore an even more important set of metrics

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Welcome to the New Year. The New Year is the time for leadership to step up and chart the course for the year ahead.

Leaders motivate others by defining goals, setting standards, and determining the minimum acceptable performance. In other words, leadership is a self fulfilling prophesy. It’s about

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