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Slide 1: How to Deal with Office Politics
Slide 2: How to Win at Office Politics Introduction • Office politics is not about stabbing people in the back or doing absolutely anything to get ahead. • Office politics is really about building relationships to get things done
Slide 3: How to Win at Office Politics A Negative Reaction • Most of people have pretty negative reactions when dealing with Office Politics. • Office politics are about people interacting and building relationships to get things done. They're about getting ahead and accomplishing more, making you more fulfilled in your job.
Slide 4: How to Win at Office Politics Main Tips • We have prepared a set of tips to help you to deal with Office Politics: – Live at peace with others. – Don´t spread out information. – Stay away from gossip. – Stay out of those talk-down-the-boss sessions.
Slide 5: How to Win at Office Politics Live at peace with others • The easiest way to avoid problems with politics is to get along with people. • You can be pleasant and professional, while at the same time being assertive when necessary. • Living at peace with others also means being careful about choosing sides during office power struggles.
Slide 6: How to Win at Office Politics Don´t spread out information • • Keep company matters to yourself. Talking to outsiders about issues within your organization makes all of you look bad to that outsider. • Furthermore, your boss or your boss’s boss will not appreciate that behavior. • People will find out that you spoke about what they told you, and they’ll lose confidence in you and respect for you.
Slide 7: How to Win at Office Politics Stay away from gossip • Nothing destroys the dynamics of an office more than gossip. • Stay away from it, because nothing good comes from it. Just be sure you avoid the “holier than thou” attitude of lecturing your co-workers on the evils of gossip.
Slide 8: How to Win at Office Politics Stay out of those talk-down-the-boss sessions • Suppose your co-workers start complaining about the boss. If you join in, it makes you look disloyal to the boss. If you don’t, it looks awkward in the group. • • What can you do? As with the situation of gossip, try changing the subject by linking the boss to another topic, then talking about that topic instead.
Slide 9: How to Win at Office Politics Conclusion • Politics have both positive and negative connotations in any work environment. • They exist whether the goal is to avoid politics or to use them to one’s advantage. • Employees need to keep their values in mind when implementing strategies of office politics.
Slide 10: How to Win at Office Politics Conclusion • Generally, employees either want to avoid politics or use them to their advantage. • One may use office politics to his or her advantage by learning the unwritten rules of the organization, establishing mutually beneficial relationships, and maintaining integrity
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