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The Executive Presence Blog:

Office Politics: Why You Need to Play the Game

Learning How to Manage Office Politics Will Help You Get Along & Get Ahead

Get On Board or Get Left Behind

To refuse to acknowledge the value of constructive political behavior is to leave yourself unprotected and vulnerable to having your agenda blindsided, and perhaps your best efforts derailed by prevailing forces.

Cynicism and a resulting behavior that leads to defensive and possibly underhanded politics in return, is self-serving rather than in service of the organization, which leads to a culture-defining deterioration of trust, teamwork and the greater good. Likewise, capable and upstanding executives and managers who persistently view all politics with suspicion may routinely watch their more politically savvy colleagues pass them by for otherwise deserved recognition, reward and increased responsibility.

 

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