You spend most of your waking hours at the office, so it’s only logical to want to make your environment as stress-free as possible. But how do you manage that when you’ve got a Devil-Wears-Prada-esque boss breathing down your neck?

Consider the tips in the slideshow below for managing upwards, and you may just create a more harmonious relationship with your boss—and a more enjoyable workplace.


For more on improving your work life, check out these articles:

• Getting Your Point Across: 5 Tips to Avoid Miscommunication
• Office Outsider: 5 Ways You Could Be Missing Out on Team Bonding
• Keep Calm and Carry On: 5 Tips to Dealing with Tension in the Workplace
• Job Warning: 6 Ways You Could Be Sabotaging Your Career
• 6 Tips That Can Help Move Your Career Forward

(First published as “How to Manage Your Boss” in Marie Claire Philippines, You First: Careers section, in October 2006. Adapted for use in FemaleNetwork.com. Screencaps from The Devil Wears Prada, courtesy of 20th Century Fox.)