Politics Resources
Navigating Corporate Politics
Welcome
There is a widespread view that politics are only negative
The actual definition of politics is neutral though
Politics are inevitable
Office politics exist on a spectrum
Toxic politics are real and highly damaging
Political intelligence is critical to your career success
They don’t treat work like school
They cultivate a wide and diverse network
They know that managing their stakeholders matters
As far as possible, they keep things win-win every day
They build and maximise their leverage
They make sure to stay focused on what matters
Becoming “The Problem”
Being one person’s person
Making unnecessary adversaries or foes
Overestimating your leverage
Not understanding or accepting the reality of organisations
Next steps and thank you
INTRODUCTION
Welcome
WHAT DO WE ACTUALLY MEAN BY POLITICS?
There is a widespread view that politics are only negative
The actual definition of politics is neutral though
DO YOU WANT THE GOOD NEWS OR THE BAD NEWS?
Politics are inevitable
Office politics exist on a spectrum
Toxic politics are real and highly damaging
Political intelligence is critical to your career success
THE SKILLS OF POLITICALLY SMART PEOPLE
They don’t treat work like school
They cultivate a wide and diverse network
They know that managing their stakeholders matters
As far as possible, they keep things win-win every day
They build and maximise their leverage
They make sure to stay focused on what matters
MISTAKES YOU SHOULD AVOID IF YOU DO NOT WANT TO COMMIT POLITICAL SUICIDE
Becoming “The Problem”
Being one person’s person
Making unnecessary adversaries or foes
Overestimating your leverage
Not understanding or accepting the reality of organisations
CONCLUSION
Next steps and thank you