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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

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  • 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.

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