How to identify your potential bosss managing style before your accept the job

How to identify your potential bosss managing style before your accept the jobHow to identify your potential bosss managing style before your accept the jobWhile youre likely to find out what kind of leader your boss is after your first few days in the office, it doesnt help to discover their managing style isnt compatible with youafteryou started. If only you could know behauptung things beforehandoh wait, you canFollow Ladders on FlipboardFollow Ladders magazines on Flipboard covering Happiness, Productivity, Job Satisfaction, Neuroscience, and moreHere are five indicators to look out for during your interview and offer process before accepting a position. We cant guarantee youll peg your boss perfectly - notlage everything can be revealed before you show up to the office and binnensee for yourself- but youll hopefully discover enough to know if saying yes to that offer is really a good choice.1. Ask about the team dynamic in your interviewYoull likely meet with your potential bo ss in at least one round of the interview process. If so, ask them about the team dynamic and how they would describe company culture. You can even ask how they fit into and shape this dynamic. If for some reason you wont get the chance to meet your boss in part during the interview stages, ask your interviewer the saatkorn questions, keeping the focus on your boss. For example, asking, How does my boss fit into and shape the team dynamic?2. Pay attention to how the boss communicates via emailIf youve had any opportunity to communicate with your boss over email, keep a close eye on not only what they say, but the tone youre picking up from ansicht emails. For example, if your boss sends an email reading only Send your portfolio over by the deadline, you might get the impression that this boss will be straightforward, impersonal, strict or even a hard ass. If your boss sends the same request as It would be so amazing if you could send your fabulous portfolio. Looking forward to it, y ou can infer they are more casual, chatty and outwardly friendly.Also, tune in to the frequency of these emails in your back-and-forth with this potential boss, and how quickly the boss responds to you. Lets say the boss said theyd get back to you within 24 hours and its been multiple days, you could gather that your boss isnt on top of things. Or you might notice that this person is sending multiple emails in the same thread. If youre the type of person who prefers everything neatly packaged in one message, your dynamic probably wont be compatible. Though these are all simply first impressions, using these indicators (and focusing on how you naturally respond to them) could tell you a lot about how youll get along with this person.3. Ask your potential boss straight up about his or her managing styleThough asking your potential boss such a direct question might seem awkward, the question isnt inappropriate. Youre simply asking for a clearer picture of how this person makes decision s, and how youll be involved in that process. Pay attention to your potential bosss response, but also whether you think its sincere. Everyone would like to say that they lead their teams by making efforts to collaborate and involve everyone, but thats not always necessarily what happens. If what youre hearing seems genuine, that could help you understand this person that much more.4. If possible, seek perspectives of those who have worked with the potential boss beforeDepending on your industry, you could be connected enough that you know someone who knows someone who knows your potential boss. Take advantage of LinkedIn and see if your connections overlap with this person. If they do, reach out to the shared contact. If you know the contact well, ask them frankly about this person, and hopefully, theyll be honest. If you dont know the contact well, you could say something like Hi X, we met at Y and I saw you worked with Z before. How was that experience? The key is to get any sort of read on how this person feels about your potential boss. Though its just one opinion, you gotta take what you can get.5. Google this person and read any interviews and articles focused on him or herMaybe your potential boss hasnt been featured anywhere, but maybe they have. It also never hurts to do some organic background research anyway. Whatever you find, see if any other sources can back it up.At the end of the day, you wont know for sure what you could be getting into until you show up at the office. That said, do as much research as you can before you accept the job. This extra research could make all the difference.This article first appeared on Swirled.