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Casual Articles - Surviving Office Politics
Today’s business environment isn’t getting any easier, nor will it get easier anytime in the future. I’m not psychic but I have learned that business NEVER gets simpler. More competition, shrinking profit margins, increases in fixed and operating costs are just a few of the issues we deal with everyday. You can lament this fact or, you can take proactive measures to bullet-proof your busin
• Think before you speak or act. One impulsive, off the cuff statement or act can significantly damage your career. Silence is golden, especially when you are angry, tired or at a company-sponsored social event.
• Proof your e-mails for typos and politically incorre
In addition to having virtually unlimited income potential, one of the greatest benefits of selling as a career is the freedom it can give to you. Right along side is the incredible creative experience that you can enjoy, day in and day out. This is what I mean.When you master selling as a career you will discover that you are truly free.You will be fr
Pondering how this happened, you nostalgically recall how comfortable and well- liked you felt in your last job.
Not only do you possess the requisite skills to do well in your new position, you’ve also built a solid reputation in this field. Yet, you are floundering. Badly.
It’s not the actual work that is driving you crazy; you like the work. Even the long hours are not the problem.
It’s the emotional undercurrents, gossiping and backstabbing thickening the air that you find exhausting.
You can’t seem to find your feet and get traction in your new environment. And people have started to notice and are making comments.
What the heck is going on here?
Welcome to the world of office politics.
Here are tips to help you survive and thrive:
• Find a mentor – either inside or outside the company. A mentor can offer advice, counsel and act as a sounding board. Getting objective, professional support is crucial.
• Take notice of who performs well in your company. Observe their use of language, tone of voice, confidence level, and preparedness. Learn from their behavior and emulate it.
• Don’t complain, gossip or join in backstabbing conversations. Kvetching will get you nowhere.
• Learn to read the company’s culture. How do people dress and speak? What is the company’s mission statement? How is it reflected in the workplace and in the treatment of employees? For example, if you work for an environmentally-friendly company, don’t brag about your SUV.
• Form Strategic Alliances. Make yourself valuable to those with power, knowledge or tenure. Go out of your way to offer assistance. When you need help, you’ll have established a network of supporters.
• Think before you speak or act. One impulsive, off the cuff statement or act can significantly damage your career. Silence is golden, especially when you are angry, tired or at a company-sponsored social event.
• Proof your e-mails for typos and politically incorrec
According to Jerry Weissman in his book, “Presenting to Win,” there are over 30 million PowerPoint presentations given every day. Unfortunately, these presentations are not captivating or memorable. Thus, a lack of presentation training in America is creating a business culture that abuses presentation software and the art of public speaking. Let’s get back to the basics and adopt someth
It’s the emotional undercurrents, gossiping and backstabbing thickening the air that you find exhausting.
You can’t seem to find your feet and get traction in your new environment. And people have started to notice and are making comments.
What the heck is going on here?
Welcome to the world of office politics.
Here are tips to help you survive and thrive:
• Find a mentor – either inside or outside the company. A mentor can offer advice, counsel and act as a sounding board. Getting objective, professional support is crucial.
• Take notice of who performs well in your company. Observe their use of language, tone of voice, confidence level, and preparedness. Learn from their behavior and emulate it.
• Don’t complain, gossip or join in backstabbing conversations. Kvetching will get you nowhere.
• Learn to read the company’s culture. How do people dress and speak? What is the company’s mission statement? How is it reflected in the workplace and in the treatment of employees? For example, if you work for an environmentally-friendly company, don’t brag about your SUV.
• Form Strategic Alliances. Make yourself valuable to those with power, knowledge or tenure. Go out of your way to offer assistance. When you need help, you’ll have established a network of supporters.
• Think before you speak or act. One impulsive, off the cuff statement or act can significantly damage your career. Silence is golden, especially when you are angry, tired or at a company-sponsored social event.
• Proof your e-mails for typos and politically incorre
Your first job is setting the context for all next ones.So you should be carefull and that is why we go to school for. It is like playing football and the ball is out. And it is your turn to get the ball back in. So you are not waiting until you have arrived there at the line, watching where your team mates are and thinking, "where is the best place I will throw this ball." No, once
• Find a mentor – either inside or outside the company. A mentor can offer advice, counsel and act as a sounding board. Getting objective, professional support is crucial.
• Take notice of who performs well in your company. Observe their use of language, tone of voice, confidence level, and preparedness. Learn from their behavior and emulate it.
• Don’t complain, gossip or join in backstabbing conversations. Kvetching will get you nowhere.
• Learn to read the company’s culture. How do people dress and speak? What is the company’s mission statement? How is it reflected in the workplace and in the treatment of employees? For example, if you work for an environmentally-friendly company, don’t brag about your SUV.
• Form Strategic Alliances. Make yourself valuable to those with power, knowledge or tenure. Go out of your way to offer assistance. When you need help, you’ll have established a network of supporters.
• Think before you speak or act. One impulsive, off the cuff statement or act can significantly damage your career. Silence is golden, especially when you are angry, tired or at a company-sponsored social event.
• Proof your e-mails for typos and politically incorre
Before I start a piece of work with a new client, I always ask them the same question. "Imagine that we are sitting here at the end of the project or programme and it's turned out to been more successful than anybody could ever have imagined. What does that success look like? What is different? What is better?"You may find it strange but an awful lot of them can't answer me. They hav
• Learn to read the company’s culture. How do people dress and speak? What is the company’s mission statement? How is it reflected in the workplace and in the treatment of employees? For example, if you work for an environmentally-friendly company, don’t brag about your SUV.
• Form Strategic Alliances. Make yourself valuable to those with power, knowledge or tenure. Go out of your way to offer assistance. When you need help, you’ll have established a network of supporters.
• Think before you speak or act. One impulsive, off the cuff statement or act can significantly damage your career. Silence is golden, especially when you are angry, tired or at a company-sponsored social event.
• Proof your e-mails for typos and politically incorre
Has this ever happened to you: You have been working at a particular job for a few years. It’s not the greatest job and it hasn’t always allowed you to capitalize on your unique gifts or talents. But it’s ok, and it pays the bills. The job has become a part of your life’s routine.Then one day, without any forewarning, you’re let go. In what seems like a split second, you go from
• Think before you speak or act. One impulsive, off the cuff statement or act can significantly damage your career. Silence is golden, especially when you are angry, tired or at a company-sponsored social event.
• Proof your e-mails for typos and politically incorrect language. Every message you send is being judged. Make sure you don’t “bury the lead” in your e- mails. Get to the point quickly and end with a call to action.
• Request second-party endorsements. If you’ve performed well in an assignment or project, asking the manager whom you’ve helped to pass along words of praise to your boss is a smart thing to do. If they are willing to put it in writing, better yet.
• Hone your sense of humor. This can be your ace in the hole! It will get you through trying times and people will seek out your company.
Learning to effectively survive office politics is a skill that you perfect with trial and error. Anytime there are more than 2 people working together, you can experience tension and conflicting desires. You’ll need a tool kit of survival techniques. Start practicing now!
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