Some believe politics are good others do not. However, politics in organizations are a reality we all must contend with.
Watch the videoThe Best Way to Play Office Politics
The video talks about the following items, among others:
- Being Powerless
- Three networks - operational, strategic & developmental
- When your plans don't fit with the organization
- Creating relationships
- Create networks with people we like and people we have to deal with
- Relationships do not have to do with personal chemistry
- Building relationshipswihtpeople who are like you
- Trust in politics
- Meeting before the meeting
- Understand how you make other people feel
- Competent jerk
- We get competence from other people
- Influence in organizations
- Reciprocal relationships
- Creating conditions for your group to be successful
Reflect on your own experiences with the political frame. Describe and discuss a personal or professional situation that fits in the above list in terms of the video and course concepts.
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGdRyPN3IRk