We've been listening to "We can work it out" by the Beatles recently. The Beatles really seemed to want to work it out, but with their lack of Radical Candor, we're pretty sure the relationship was doomed. Check out how their approach stacks up - it offers good insights into work relationships, too:
A number of people have written in asking for advice on reacting to and soliciting feedback from their boss. The short answer is, try to make it easy...