Yahoo HotJobs has ten tips for employees who want to make the boss' A-list. Most of the tips center around creating a better working relationship with the boss. A great manager will take the mystery and guess work out of this process by sharing their preferred work style with the team. Here's how you can put a manager's spin on the tips.

1. Set communication boundaries. Let your team know how frequently and in what manner they should communicate with you. Tell them if you prefer quick updates via email and voicemail or would rather have face to face meetings.
2. Always acknowledge their communications. If you are unable to focus on their issue right away, give them a time frame of when you will discuss it with them.
3. Collaborate with your team. Call on them to provide their technical expertise and insight on project decisions.
4. Make your team look good to your boss. Take every opportunity to highlight the success of one or more of your team in discussions.
5. Tell them your pet peeves. My employees knew that I didn't like long emails and understood that anything over 2 paragraphs would not be read. If they wanted me to take action on something, it needed to be in the first few lines.

Applying these five habits will help you welcome communications from your team and avoid running the other way when you see them coming.