What the boss does not want to hear from his managers?

Here’s one I just ran into myself: Bosses should normally be only minimally apprised of the personal problems of their managers (and their direct reports) unless work will or might b affected.

Can you reword your question to be a little more specific?

@Austinlad GA and well said.

I’ve always hated managers who treat their boss like they’re god or royalty or both. A Boss should be given respect certainly but while doing that it should also be kept in mind that he/she is human and has to pull their undies on one leg at a time the same as the rest of us.

It is unwise to present a manager with a problem without also proposing at least two possible solutions.

Let your manager know that with X number of dollars in your budget, you can do A, B and C, but probably not D. Doing D will necessitate adding Y amount of dollars to your budget. Be realistic, or this will not work!

Anticipate what your boss will want and try to provide him or her with that before they ask. Better yet if it’s before even they know they want it.

If you’re going to provide your boss with a regularly scheduled report of some sort, make sure it’s substantive and not just “fluff.”

Never, ever go over your bosses head!

Get the boss’ secretary on your side by treating her like a valuable human being.

Don’t get the reputation of being a teller of tales to your boss, even if they’re true. It’s likely that they already know before you even mention it. Plus doing so makes enemies.

The boss does not want to hear “you don’t know what you’re talking about” or “you have no justifiable reason to make that decision” from their managers.

I speak from experience.