1. Understand the big picture. 2. See yourself as a person in pyramid which is a point in the other pyramid's structure. 3. Pay attention to what manager says

1. Understand the big picture. 2. See yourself as a person in pyramid which is a point in the other pyramid's structure. 3. Pay attention to what manager says, that's the interface he wants to see. Those are things he wants you to deliver. He isn't interested in low level hacks you use, those are the things you discuss with your coworkers. 4. If you see some flaw with the interface he laid, point it out. If he is still OK with the flaw and don't want any changes, don't try too hard to change his mind. Simply note it down somewhere, the flaw you had observed and pointed out - in your personal notes. 5. Understand that in the grand scheme of things, he is just a person who checks whether an interface is compliant with big picture, they are just another bishop just as you are. About the technical stuff you and your colleagues know it best. Manager has to deliver what executives told him to. If the product isn't coming out as the perfection you wanted, that's OK. Manager is very likely to forget the things you discussed with him so you should keep notes. Otherwise, you might get inquiries like, hey bob! Why you didn't tell this to me?. And you need to tell him, we had discussed this and concluded that and yes, i did make you aware of this issue. That's it.