The 6 Types of Bosses You'll Meet in Your Career Managing up requires constant communication and interaction with your boss. To do that most effectively, you have to be aware of her leadership style—the way she prefers to communicate, manage, and interact with others. For example, she might prefer to be directly involved with employee projects and receive daily updates on their progress. Or she might have a more hands-off style, opting to let direct reports take projects and run with them. Similarly, maybe your boss prefers email to keep electronic records of every conversation—or maybe she'd rather you just pop by his office, rather than send her a message from two doors down the hall. These might seem like minor details, but by interacting with your boss in the way he or she prefers, you'll be more effective—with the ultimate goal, of course, of making your boss more effective. Below, we outline a few of the most common leadership styles, inspired ...
