Why haven’t you gotten that promotion or raise? Why does your boss give you extra attention, but not in the way you’d like? There are modes of behavior that are not in the employee handbook which can radically affect the way you are perceived by your CEO at work.

1. 5 THINGS YOUR
CEO WON’T
TELL YOU — BUT
SHOULD
By: Richard Maize

2. MIND YOUR BAD ATTITUDE
RICHARD MAIZE | @RICHARD_MAIZE
An employee’s work product is a huge part of
what sets them apart from their coworkers.
Company culture is a huge part of what creates
a successful or unsuccessful environment for a
business, and a person’s attitude can create a
positive or negative atmosphere.

3. HONESTY VS. OVERSHARING
RICHARD MAIZE | @RICHARD_MAIZE
At work, there should be a certain level of
friendliness but please, keep it professional,
especially if you work in an industry that
requires discretion. If your loose lips run amok
at the watercooler, you may sink your own
ship come promotion time.

4. ARE YOU BEING MICROMANAGED?
THERE IS PROBABLY A GOOD REASON
RICHARD MAIZE | @RICHARD_MAIZE
Ask yourself honestly: have I been dropping the ball,
missing deadlines, turning in sloppy work, or coming to
meetings ill-prepared? If you answer “yes” to any of those
questions, you may need a micromanager. Nobody
wants to admit he or she is failing in their roles, but many
targets of micromanagement fail to ask the
aforementioned questions.

5. EMOTIONS CAN AFFECT YOUR
CREDIBILITY
RICHARD MAIZE | @RICHARD_MAIZE
There is one surefire thing that no CEO (or anyone)
enjoys in an employee: a moody, constant
complainer. If your moods change with your
current situation, if you get slighted easily, or if
you bring every single complaint about the
weather, your significant other, etc to every
conversation with your CEO, you’ll start looking
like the boy or girl who cried wolf.

6. YOUR BOSS ISN’T YOUR FRIEND
RICHARD MAIZE | @RICHARD_MAIZE
First and foremost, they are your boss —
responsible for your paycheck, and your
upward mobility. Your actions outside of
work are just as important as how you act at
work. A CEO will not groom you to be their
next manager if you cannot show decorum,
restraint, and grace in every circumstance
and situation.