Ethan Evans

than fuzzy standards that I don't know.

If I have to pick, I'd rather be working for a boss I don't agree with but who's really clear than one who sounds agreeable but then shifts with the wind.

First, good boss or bad boss, are people leaving or are people coming?

Because reputation travels.

And if the first signal of a boss is, are they gaining talent or losing talent?

If people want out, probably a bad boss.

If people want in,

probably a good boss.

Beyond that though, my favorite trick, of course you can talk to your boss, you should be trying to build that relationship and ask them what they want.

But if they're not very forthcoming, talk to your peers, ask them, what's a pet peeve?

Or I see a flattery is great.

I can say, Cody, I see you get such great results from our manager.

How do you do that?

Would you share your secret?

And it's flattering.

And most people like to talk about themselves.

So odds are, even if you wouldn't be like, I'm going to tell you exactly how to be as successful as I am.

And now you'll be my competitor.

You'll be lured in by, oh, someone wants to hear my secret.

They think highly of me, blah, blah, blah.