Here is another valuable Management Tip of the Day from Harvard Business Review. To sign up for a free subscription to any/all HBR newsletters, please click here.

Even if you know your annual targets and goals, you may not always know everything your boss expects of you. Every manager has unspoken expectations. Here are three tactics you can use to meet them:

1. Collaborate. Bosses want people who cooperate. Overcome differences with others and work together effectively—even if you don’t like each other.

2. Lead initiatives. Those who raise their hands climb the ladder faster. Don’t be reluctant to take on new initiatives, even if they may not pan out.

3. Stay current. Bosses rely on their people for information. Regularly consume the news to stay informed about your competition, your customers, and what is happening in the marketplace.

Today’s Management Tip was adapted from Guide to Managing Up and Across.

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Note: I agree with the advice provided while presuming to add that supervisors must make performance expectations crystal clear to each person for whom they are directly responsible. And with equal clarity, how and when performance will be evaluated.