Ways to Wow Your Boss

It's easy to skate through life. Show up, do your job, go home, then do it all over again the next day. If you're not a type A personality, you may lack the gusto to continually impress your boss. Follow these simple tasks and you'll have them wondering how they ever lived without you.

Anticipate Their Arrival

Rarely is an executive on time for work; they don't have to be. Surprise them with their favorite morning drink to get them going. If you're anything like me, serving coffee to your boss may feel somewhat demeaning; just do what I did...GET OVER IT. People like to feel important, and your job depends on keeping your boss happy.

Have all of the previous day's tasks done and ready to report by the time your boss arrives. Grab the coffee, and discuss the work that you've done and the work ahead of you. Your boss shouldn't have to make sure you have something to do.

Stay Current on Issues

Know their calendar inside and out. Be able to brief your boss to the day's events and give them the opportunity to fill you in on anything they've added. Be ready for client arrivals and make sure you have a clear understanding of the materials needed for your boss to do a thorough consultation with them.

Clients like to feel important too. Offer them a drink, and take their coat. If you know anything about them, engage in conversation but don't try to be their friend. They are paying good money for your services and you don't want to overstep your boundaries.

Once your boss is ready for the clients, show them to his/her office and see that they get settled. You always want to stay long enough to make sure there is nothing more you can do for them or your boss, but don't stay long enough to look like your eavesdropping. It's really all about feel.

Take the Initiative

In your down time it's ok to browse the internet occasionally as long as you've got something to show for it. Become a statistician. Nothing makes you look smarter than the ability to compile data showing patterns regarding business related matters. This is going the extra mile at work.

Find information for your boss. It always impressive to break down sales numbers by area, day, time and sales person. From these numbers, you will find out who's producing, when, and where. Pull together any information you can and present it cleanly on a spreadsheet. Your boss will appreciate this tremendously and probably ask that you maintain it. Figures are not subjective and they are critical to every aspect of running a business.

Attitude

The secret to doing well in any position really has to do with attitude. It's extremely difficult to be pessimistic when your closest ally is an eternal optimist. It's also very difficult not to let someone who is so willing, give anything a try. Remember to offer your boss positivity and you'll soon realize that the sky's the limit.

As an office administrator or assistant, you must take your title seriously. With these few steps, you will find yourself on the fast track to promotions. You will become an integral part of your practice, office, or company and may even be recruited by other executives. Remember that there are different levels of executives as well, so your possibilities are endless. It's all a part of climbing the business ladder one rung at a time.