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How do you manage having "multiple bosses"?

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    Treat them how they treat you

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    You need to gauge their personalities and meet their needs as best as possible.

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    I answered politely to my bosses to their questions

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    By treating each one exactly the same, being consistent is the key.

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    You get good at juggling them. In a corporation, you have your boss and, when corporate shows up, your boss' boss. If you have a manager and assistant manager, it's a bit easier.

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    Don't ;) Find a way to single thread things. Make a priority list and make them sort out the order. That is their job, not yours.

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    Not easily here. One will get mad if you're working for the other, etc. It's ridiculous.

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    that hard because they are not always on the same page

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    Open dialogue, clear priorities, regular 1-1’s

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    You have to understand what is important to each of them, and what is important to getting your job done. Then you have to strike a balance.

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    If they are good leaders, it's easy to discuss priorities and goals. If they are incompetent, a single one is already a nightmare.