APPRENTICE star and West Ham United vice-chair Karren Brady answers your careers questions. Here, Karren gives advice to a worker whose boss is stopping her from getting on in her workplace 1 Karren Brady, Baroness Brady, CBE is a British business executive and television personality Q) I’ve been in my role for the last three years, working for a fairly big company, during which time my boss has made no real effort to get to know me. She manages 10-15 people, some of whom she seems to get on well with, even seeing them outside of work.
However, she will barely say “hello” to me, never mind enquire how my work is going. When I asked how I can progress, she said something vague about “seeing how things go”. How can I get her to focus on me and my career? Andrea, via email A) Feeling overlooked by your boss can be disheartening, especially when you see them engaging with other team members, and it’s understandable that you want to change this dynamic.
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