How to Help Your Boss Help You • Ken Kousen & Trisha Gee

This interview was recorded for the GOTO Book Club. gotopia.tech/bookclub (http://gotopia.tech/bookclub) Ken Kousen (https://twitter.com/kenkousen) - Author of "Help Your Boss Help You" & President at Kousen IT Trisha Gee (https://twitter.com/trisha_gee) - Co-Editor of "97 Things Every Java Programmer Should Know" & Java Advocacy Lead at JetBrains DESCRIPTION There are tons of books about how to become a manager and how to improve as a manager, but in this Book Club episode, Trisha Gee talks to Ken Kousen about how you can manage your own manager. They explore his book "Help Your Boss Help You (https://amzn.to/3yCHnXf) ," which takes the standpoint of an employee and how you can build a relationship with your boss that helps you get what you want. What drives the dynamic in a professional relationship, and how can you as an employee steer the wheel for your career? The interview is based on Ken's book "Help Your Boss Help You (https://amzn.to/3yCHnXf) ". Read the full transcription of the interview here (https://gotopia.tech/bookclub/episodes/how-to-manage-your-manager) RECOMMENDED BOOKS Ken Kousen • Help Your Boss Help You (https://amzn.to/3yCHnXf) Ken Kousen • Kotlin Cookbook (https://amzn.to/2Yb3SWE) Ken Kousen • Modern Java Recipes (https://amzn.to/3l3J0sr) Ken Kousen • Gradle Recipes for Android (https://amzn.to/3tcdpIG) Ken Kousen • Making Java Groovy (https://amzn.to/3kL2eCW) Robert Axelrod • The Evolution of Cooperation (https://amzn.to/3BSvn67) Kevlin Henney & Trisha Gee • 97 Things Every Java Programmer Should Know (https://amzn.to/3kiTwJJ) Matthew Skelton & Manuel Pais • Team Topologies (http://amzn.to/3sVLyLQ) Twitter (https://twitter.com/GOTOcon) LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/goto-) Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/GOTOConferences) ncase.me/trust (https://ncase.me/trust) medium.com/@kenkousen (https://medium.com/@kenkousen) kenkousen.substack.com (https://kenkousen.substack.com) Looking for a unique learning experience? Attend the next GOTO conference near you! Get your ticket at gotopia.tech (https://gotopia.tech) SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL (https://www.youtube.com/user/GotoConferences/?sub_confirmation=1) - new videos posted almost daily. Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/gotocon.com) Twitter (https://twitter.com/GOTOcon) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/goto_con) LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/goto-) Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/GOTOConferences) CHANNEL MEMBERSHIP BONUS Join this channel to get early access to videos & other perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs_tLP3AiwYKwdUHpltJPuA/join Looking for a unique learning experience? Attend the next GOTO conference near you! Get your ticket: gotopia.tech (https://gotopia.tech) SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL (https://www.youtube.com/user/GotoConferences/?sub_confirmation=1) - new videos posted daily!