You need something from him, but he also needs something from you.

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But once you know him on a personal level you see he is very sensitive and very attentive to the needs of people.

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But, with careful planning, you can still give your manager the feedback he or she needs to help both of you succeed.

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He needs you every step of the way -- not just writing checks, but making those calls and registering voters, and convincing people to invest just a little bit of their time for this campaign.

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But he needs some sort of super sat nav, because the road map isn't working, whichever way you hold it up.

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