How to understand politics, how to build strong relationships, how to present your ideas, and how to get your ideas approved. Don’t “play” politics: build strong relationships so you don’t have to.
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How to understand politics, how to build strong relationships, how to present your ideas, and how to get your ideas approved. Don’t “play” politics: build strong relationships so you don’t have to.
Listen to Mark's introduction to the feed here:
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Politics 101 - Chapter 1 - Count Your Votes |
This guidance recommends knowing where decision makers and influencers stand on proposals and decisions that matter to you and your team.
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Politics 101 - Chapter 2 - Meeting Prep: Who Wants What |
This guidance tells you how to prepare for meetings where politics are going to play a role (which is to say, ALL of them).
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Politics 101 - Chapter 3 - The Myth Of The Just World (Part 1) |
This guidance recommends professionals abandon their belief in the myth of a just world and "play politics".
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Politics 101 - Chapter 3 - The Myth Of The Just World (Part 2) |
The conclusion of our recommendations on professionals abandoning their belief in the myth of a just world and 'play politics'.
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Politics 101 - Chapter 4 - Know Thine Enemies |
How to be more effective by planning for your enemies' inevitable efforts to undermine you.
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Politics 101 - Chapter 5 - Favors Matter (Part 1) |
Doing "favors" for colleagues is an important part of the political/relationship culture in all organizations. It pays to give and to receive them.
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Politics 101 - Chapter 5 - Favors Matter (Part 2) |
Doing "favors" for colleagues is an important part of the political/relationship culture in all organizations. It pays to give and to receive them.
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Political Errors - Chapter 1 - Oversharing |
Our guidance on the limits of sharing information in the workplace.
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Political Errors - Chapter 2 - Snubbing An Ally |
Our guidance on what to do when you snub or undersupport an ally.
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Don't Waste Your Vote - Part 1 |
Don't vote against a plan or decision if you're the only one doing so, unless it's for ethics or principles (and it usually isn't).
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Don't Waste Your Vote - Part 2 |
Don't vote against a plan or decision if you're the only one doing so, unless it's for ethics or principles (and it usually isn't).
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Politics: Have Nothing Bad To Say |
How to handle the politically delicate moment when you're asked to talk about a difficult person or situation.
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Don't Hoard Information |
Our guidance on sharing knowledge.
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Oversharing Personal Information |
Our guidance on appropriate sharing at work.
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Ethics - Part 1 (Hall Of Fame Guidance) |
Our guidance on ethical behavior. Although this show was originally recorded as a Career Tools cast, we've included it for free for our Manager Tools listeners and Licensees given the underlying assumption of ethical behavior in all our recommendations.
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Ethics - Part 2 (Hall Of Fame Guidance) |
The conclusion of our guidance on ethical behavior.
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Managers and Governmental Politics - Part 1 |
This guidance recommends how effective managers address governmental politics at work.
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Managers and Governmental Politics - Part 2 |
This cast concludes our discussion on how effective managers address governmental politics at work.
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