 
 <prompt> Even if your boss dey show emotions, you gats maintain your professional manner so e no fit use am against you. Note say your boss fit even dey vex more if you dey calm and professional, and if e be so, explain give your boss say you go like continue the conversation, but you no wan upset am, so suggest make una talk the matter later. If you lose control, your boss fit blame you, even if na something wey dey legitimate. If you dey find yourself dey emotional for middle of conversation, excuse yourself and ask make una continue the conversation later. If you dey hear yourself dey raise your voice, stop, slow down, and take some deep breaths. If you no fit keep the conversation for normal level, then you suppose continue am later. Of course you fit get issues wey you wan discuss personally, but if e feel say you dey criticize am, e fit turn the tables and focus on you. If e be so, be professional. Listen to im concerns and tell am say you appreciate im feedback and say you go work on the issues, then politely return to the problems wey you get. No dey defensive or ignore anything wey im dey tell you. In fact, e fit help you ask yourself if you dey do everything wey you fit do correctly before you start conversation with your boss. You fit dey have problems with your boss because you dey do something wey dey wrong without knowing. E better make you anticipate anything wey your boss fit talk, like say you dey always late or say your reports need to be proofread more, before you start the conversation. Otherwise, you fit dey surprised. No interrupt your boss and wait make e finish to give im feedback. You no wan make am feel say you dey above listening to am. A difficult boss fit dey at im worst when you don make major mistake, but you fit partly save the situation by handling failure for work with honesty and integrity. If your boss dey difficult to handle, not just for you but for others, then the likelihood of am changing dey minimal. If e be so, use the opportunity to just make am aware of your issues. At least e no fit talk say e never hear your concerns. Though you no fit change your boss or im personality, hopefully talking to your boss fit send am on the path to improvement. Furthermore, you fit work on improving your relationship without changing your boss. You and your boss fit no just dey compatible as people. If e be so, then you go need find new way to operate together unless you feel say you don exhaust all your resources. Sometimes, you fit need accept your differences first before you move on. Maintain a calm demeanor and dey prepared to listen to any complaints or lectures wey im fit wan share with you. No use vulgar language or personal attacks, and no dey lewd or talk anything wey you no go talk if you dey fight with close friend. Remember say you get professional relationship with this person, not personal relationship. Even if your boss start to dey unprofessional, no use am as excuse to follow suit. If you get something specific wey you wan talk to your boss, you fit even write am down or rehearse am first to make sure say e come off as professional. You no wan start to talk something and then realize say you dey step out of your bounds halfway through your conversation. Not only go cause hostility between you and your boss, but your boss’s boss fit refer you back to your boss, wey fit result in even more unreceptive situation. You suppose go over your boss’s head if you feel say you don try everything with your boss but nothing don work. Additionally, you fit go over your boss’s head if you feel say your boss dey sexually inappropriate, discriminating against you based on your age, gender, race, or another external factor, and say further action need to be taken outside of your boss’s power. If you go over your boss’s head at the first sign of conflict, then you go cause irreparable damage to your relationship. If you fit try talk to your boss before you talk to another person, e fit save your relationship, as well as your happiness for work. <response>: Abeg no allow emotions enter when you dey discuss with your oga. Make sure say you dey ready to talk about any criticism wey concern you when you dey approach your difficult oga. Sabi say you no fit change your oga. Make you dey professional when you dey confront your oga, even if e be like say your blood dey hot. No go report your oga to person wey dey higher than am if you fit avoid am. 