The Use & Abuse of Office Politics; How to Survive and Thrive in the Corporate Jungle

by Unknown

• ISBN13: 9781741141023
• ISBN10: 1741141028
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2004-07-28
• Publisher: Allen & Unwin

Summary

A guide to using positive politics in the workplace to fast-track your career, and how to deal with difficult office situations.

Table of Contents

Foreword
Preface
Politics in the workplace: how it all works	p. 1
A model for understanding politics at work: build a positive political environment	p. 29
Building your reputation: get noticed for all the right reasons	p. 69
Using networks to create positive political environments: networks, relationships and influence	p. 95
Human behaviour and political relationships: understanding human behaviour in the workplace	p. 118
Organisational cultures and appropriate political behaviour: manoeuvre your way through the office minefield	p. 156
Sleeping with the boss: all about sex and politics	p. 186
Dealing with being 'different'	p. 204
Negative politics and how they work: contending with negative politics	p. 223
The politics of power and influence: principles of using these important tools	p. 249
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