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Use These Words and Gestures to Impress Your Boss While you don't want to be suck-up, impressing your boss can open the door to endless professional opportunities.

By John Rampton

Key Takeaways

  • What exactly does it mean to take the initiative at work?
  • How should you proceed after making a big mistake or slip up
  • 10 tips to build a charismatic personal brand through body language

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For many, the line can be thin. Trying to impress your boss is on your to-do list. The thing is, you don't want to appear insincere or a suckup in front of your colleagues.

Having an understanding of how to impress your boss can have a variety of benefits. For starters, you'll be more likely to be assigned high-profile projects when you're on the boss's All-Star rooster. In addition, your voice will be heard more often. Studies show that supervisors give higher ratings to likable employees.

Also, if your boss likes you, you won't find yourself on the RIF list during layoffs.

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