1. The Boss
By Raja shanmugam

2. Leader
Young vs
Mature vs Introvert
Vs follower
immature vs
old extrovert
.
Professional
vs non- professional Patient vs
impatient
Gentleman
vs local
rabbit Visionary vs
vs
shortsighted
tortoise
Team player
Smart vs vs individual
slogger
Humane vs THE
inhuman BOSSES
Lovable vs Secured vs
hated insecured
Knowledgeable
Casual vs vs ?
meticulous
Efficient vs Conventional vs
inefficient unconventional

3. The Reason which makes them boss
LOYALTY : long years spent with the company.
OR
PROFESSIONALISM : efficacy and efficiency
OR
TRACK RECORD : domain expertise and experience
OR
STOP GAPS : Trial packs 
OR
ACCIDENTAL : Gods own choice 
OR
BOSSES BOSS : Blue eyed
OR
TIME BOUND : Effortless 
OR
LOYALTY, PROFESSIONALISM, TRACK RECORD, BOSSES BOSS : A rare
commodity

4. Always Remember
Every boss is same in terms of greed for
“Power and Control”
They differ only by
“At what cost”
&
“Appetite”

5. U & Ur Boss
• Don’t compete with your boss, wait for
your time and tide. U r turn will come.
• Bosses are aloof so be their soundboard.
• Don’t make or stretch things so far that
they become too personal.
• Bosses are not always right but they don’t
realize until they see the consequences,
so wait until u fulfill his decisions and
then comment.

6. U & Ur Boss
• Be neutral to biases based on personality of
boss.
• Retain your originality.
• Don’t become slave to your boss as the same
you would expect when you become boss.
• Don’t be a pal to your boss.
• Try looking for the quality which makes your
boss as boss as every boss is boss because of
some unique quality.

7. U & Ur Boss
• Be good, be respectful and make the boss
believe yes you truly respect him as a person
then being boss.
• Don’t expect too much in return as he is not
only your boss but so many others.
• Be neutral and be good to all bosses in cross-
functional team scenario.
• There are always alternate ways to convey your
mind then being harsh.
• Never allow your boss to take you lightly. Always
maintain a thin red line between you and your
boss.

8. U & Ur Boss
• Don’t expose yourself inadvertently in a
belief that your boss wont take
advantage
• Always hold your bosses hand as its like
a boomerang , you will need it.
• Never stretch your discomfort state with
your boss too far as you may succumb
and end up frustrated.
• Never get into the clutter.

9. U & Ur Boss
• If U hate your boss convey personally but not
in public.
• Never be afraid , be confident
• Don’t be rebel when you are employed. Be
rebel when you employ.
• Always remember, boss is not just a boss, it’s
a system. So why fight a system.
• Always remember that there are better
things to think for, then your boss.

10. U & Ur Boss
• Never allow your boss to fire his guns from your
shoulder until you feel justified.
• Don’t get “used” in lure of achieving something
small then your selfesteem and dignity.
• Don’t argue for sake of arguing with your boss.
• Be polite and always communicate in right
perspective.
• At times, b silent, it does speaks out your mind
to your boss.
• Bosses are always insecure so don’t try
trespassing in his territory.

11. Cost of Being Boss
• Getting Aloof
• Being hated
• Suffocated
• Helpless
• No longer being self rather being a system.
• Risk of Too much to loose then gain.
• lose of being original.

12. What a boss should do
• don’t boss around, include your team in your
success and be part of teams failures.
• Don’t create too big a wall around you, that you
end up being aloof.
• B humane
• Don’t compete with your team.
• Ur getting old and u have given and taken too
much, its time to let go certain things and look
forward to collective incentives then individual
incentives.

13. What a boss should do
• Take a call, cut your ego, its time to listen to
team and their collective wisdom.
• Change is good if U can handle it!
• Build relationship as u may need some
shoulders to cry on.
• B always positive.
• Stop worrying about small things, let it go….
• Take a long walk and do some self
introspection, its healthy.

14. What a boss should do
• Go back to your family and say yes am back.
• Teach, mentor and groom the future leads.
• Accept that yes U were wrong at times and
took wrong decisions.
• Accept people are smarter than you.
• Stop being used to “YES SIR” Syndrome.
• B the voice of your team.

15. What a boss should do
• Teach “how to “ rather “what to do”.
• Don’t preach, b a good listener.
• Stop being in Rat Race, as u may end up
reaching the finish line yet you would be Rat.
• Take a break and Exit at right time, as u got to
give way to others.
• Learn to SMILE 
• Live life as its too short.

16. U Can Be
All you have 2 do is to B bold enough to allow and accept
UR Team to B part of your success and appreciate them
for sustaining U and Ur success.

17. What A team Can Do

18. Will be Back soon 