Be pro active: This is not a change you bring in but you are adding in positive quality in you which can get you into your boss's good books. Don't wait for him to say what he expects from you. Request for a meeting to set the goals where you can ask him what more he/she expects. Take a note of it and implement them in your works. If your boss doesn't bother and keeps postponing the meeting you have to put together your goals, note them down and send it to your boss for a feedback. This can make him feel guilty for the way you striving hard to build a good rapport with him.