Course Overview
You have likely experienced some form of Office Politics. Working
with different personalities, opinions, backgrounds, and values is a
challenge in any environment. It is an inevitable fact that when people
are working together personalities can and will clash. No one is an
island, so working together as a team is incredibly important for the
organization and every employee.
Office Politics is about creating and maintaining better
relationships. It is about communicating and working with your peers and
colleagues in a way that is mutually beneficial. Employees who
understand the positive aspects of Office Politics are better team
members and end up being more successful and productive.
To effectively deal with office politics, you must first accept the
reality that they exist in every environment. Once accepted, the manager
can learn the different ways to successfully manage employees as well
as build the support they need to grow.
- Understand the purpose and benefits of office politics.
- Setting boundaries and ground rules for new employees.
- Learn to interact and influence among colleagues.
- Learn how to manage various personality types in the office.
- Determine how to gain support and effectively network.
- Recognize how you are a part of a group and how you function.
