3. Try to maintain distance: Well, office parties are such situations where you feel like enjoying with everyone you meet at work, but out of over excitement do not forget that you are holding a higher position at work and that you should maintain certain boundaries especially with the ones who are working under you. So maintain distance so that their respect for you remains intact. Many managers in- order to showcase themselves as cool boss hang on with their subordinates, and as a result experience a situation where their authority slips down.