Another year is coming to a close, and you’ve been wondering what to get your boss for Christmas. It is easy to go overboard in an attempt to show your appreciation for their leadership and the development they’ve provided. The gift should demonstrate your gratitude for their partnership in your career. You want to keep the gift thoughtful without being too personal. It should be something memorable, but does that mean it needs to be tangible?
Cohesion and harmony in the office are one of the most desired Christmas gifts of bosses everywhere. The distraction of dramedy kills morale, productivity, and is a significant point of frustration for your boss. This year, why not get your boss something they will genuinely appreciate for Christmas? Minimizing office politics and improving your role in the cohesion and harmony of the team.
One of the most dreaded phrases a boss can hear is, “did you know what so-and-so did?” End the negative gossip and start the positive gossip by finishing the sentence with something positive people are doing. Improving the ratio of bad to good gossip is one of the top Christmas gifts you can give your boss this holiday season.
Your boss has a lot on their plate. They juggle many priorities at the same time to keep the business moving forward. To keep clients happy, the boss spends time putting out fires. They can’t focus on these things if they are focused on team drama. This year for Christmas, give them the gift of no drama. Stopping the schoolyard drama that can easily be solved when people act like adults, allows the boss to focus on higher-value-added activities. As a result, settling the drama without the boss’s involvement is the gift to give this Christmas.
A lot goes into assembling a great team. The boss understands each person’s strengths and weaknesses. They hire slowly and fire quickly to keep the team running like a well-oiled machine. The boss provides learning opportunities and professional development. So give the boss want they truly want for Christmas, treat each other well. You don’t have to be best friends or socialize outside of work. You do have to be respectful, appreciative, and professional with one another. Even more so, behind each other’s backs.
Most employees want to make their boss look good. They do this by delivering on their objectives, being timely, and having a collaborative spirit, and being collaborative starts by demonstrating manners. A gift your boss wants for Christmas is to hear please and thank you more often. There are a lot of things you ask your boss for, further, there are a lot of things they do for you you. Saying please and thank you demonstrates appreciation and is the foundation of collaboration.
Show up and show out by bringing your best self every day. By being someone on the team who delivers on what you say, the boss will know they can rely on you to get the work done. In times where deadlines will be missed, communicate early and often along with an updated completion date. Being someone that regularly shows up and shows out, is consistent and reliable because they deliver on what they say they will is a Christmas gift any boss would find joy in receiving.
This Christmas, you could give your boss the standard pen and pencil holder, a coffee mug that says “world’s greatest boss,” paperweight, or a mixed nut crate. Or, you could get your boss something they will truly appreciate for Christmas.
Give your boss gift of being someone they don’t need to worry about getting their job done. Be someone the boss doesn’t have to spend time with because of unnecessary drama. Make the boss look good because you exercise manners and are collaborative. Consider giving your boss these gifts this Christmas because these are the gifts bosses will truly appreciate.
