Isn't it amazing how few people don't seem to grasp that idea? My advice to those starting their careers, is "you have some influence what your conversation with your manager is going to be, you can be the person who engages and passes on important information (good and bad) directly to him; or be the person who is on the defensive."
If you mess up, and odds are at some time you will; explain what lead you to make the call you made, take responsibility for the screw up, learn from it and move on. If you have a success, let your boss know that things went well. Either way, he's going to find out.
Isn't it amazing how few people don't seem to grasp that idea? My advice to those starting their careers, is "you have some influence what your conversation with your manager is going to be, you can be the person who engages and passes on important information (good and bad) directly to him; or be the person who is on the defensive."
If you mess up, and odds are at some time you will; explain what lead you to make the call you made, take responsibility for the screw up, learn from it and move on. If you have a success, let your boss know that things went well. Either way, he's going to find out.