I stumbled upon my old notes on a corporate politics seminar I attended. This talk is organized by our Alumni group. Read on. And I hope you can pick up a line or two and apply in your own company.
Speaker#1: Rule of ThumbRule #1 - the boss is always right.
Rule #2 - if the boss is wrong, refer to rule#1.
Speaker#2: 7 habits of a corporate politician
1. Fight or flight.
2. Achieve goal (WIIFM)
3. Focus on circle of influence.
4. Don't take sides (elephant analogy)
5. Don't get personal.
6. Seek to understand.
7. Think win/win.
Speaker #3: Affable Politician
1. Focus on your job orientation - are you eyeing a job or career?
2. Put CV friendly words i.e dollar value of project, make it marketable.
3. Learning from other peoples mistakes.
4. Visible and escalate up.
Speaker#4: The paranoid politician
1. Anything can be used against you.
2. You can't trust anyone.
3. Champion accomplishment.
4. Learn and boast.
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