Enlightened Office Politics

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Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2001-04-01
Publisher(s): Amacom Books
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Summary

All too often, Machiavellian managers ruthlessly use office politics to get what they want . . . and they make good employees feel it's bad to be political. But it doesn't have to be that way!

Enlightened Office Politics takes a positive look at the political side of the workplace, explaining why office politics are inevitable, emphasizing their importance, and showing how to play them -- and win -- in an ethical, principled manner. Readers will learn how to:

Overcome negative attitudes toward office politics and view them as a force for good -- Determine whether a coworker is friend or foe -- Turn foes into friends -- Discover what motivates others -- Develop their own political skills and use them in appropriate, powerful ways -- Plan and execute an effective "political campaign" -- and more.

In the world of office politics, it's play or be played. Enlightened Office Politics proves it's possible to play to win -- and still keep a clear conscience.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgmentsp. ix
Introduction: The Principled Person Meets the World of Office Politicsp. xi
What Is Office Politics, and Do You Really Have to Care?p. 1
Positive and Principled Reasons for Learning to Play Office Politics Like a Prop. 16
Knowing the Battlefield--The Shape of the Political Terrainp. 47
What's Going On Here? Analyzing the Other Players--and the Other Teamsp. 89
How to Get ... and How to Use ... Powerp. 138
The Search for Role Models--Leadership and Office Politicsp. 200
Political Communication--From Lying to Spin Doctoringp. 211
The Art of Negotiationp. 228
Tactical Politics--Politics and the Everyday Organizationp. 253
Strategic Office Politics--Politics as Warfarep. 266
The Rulesp. 284
A Final Wordp. 299
Bibliographyp. 301
Indexp. 307
About the Authorsp. 315
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