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Animal training to solve office politics problems

Dear Office-Politics, I have been having difficulty with a fellow administrator coming in behind me and directing employees as he sees fit, contradicting the tasks that I have already assigned. The employee doesn't know which one to follow and so they follow the one who is there at the time ...

Posted in Authors, office politics, Power Plays | 6 Comments »

The Scorpion and the Turtle

Dear Office-Politics, I have worked in this office for about 3 years and I am a social person, trying to get along with most people. I tend to lean toward the positive people to hang out with. I became friends with the HR assistant when I was first hired. I have ...

Posted in office politics, Rumors, Gossip and Buzz | 3 Comments »

Marginalized like a fly on squat

Dear Office-Politics, The rundown of players: My Boss: Overall a good guy, with a great work ethic but appears to have misplaced his balls. In all honesty, he lacks leadership ability and there were many of times I was forced to sit in his office and hear him bemoan the lack of ...

Posted in office politics, Toxic Workplaces | 1 Comment »

Slow day at work? Let’s dance!

By Franke James, MFA Work can get pretty boring, so how do you liven it up? Dance of course! A crazy dance concept to entertain TV viewers worked sensationally for two traffic reporters in two different states: Jill Nicolini from the CW11 Morning News, in New York, and Bob Herzog, from ...

Posted in Inspiring Thoughts | No Comments »

The new guy I hired is HATED

Dear Office Politics, I recently received a promotion and hired my replacement; however, everyone who now reports to him hates him. He is a very talented manager of work, but lacks charisma and needs to improve on his people skills. We have lost a couple of good people due to his ...

Posted in Backstabbers & Snakes, office politics | No Comments »

Seven Ways to Boost Your Executive Stamina

By Marty Seldman, Ph.D. and Joshua Seldman Executives need stamina to remain consistently focused on and energized about the task at hand. Getting too tired, busy or stressed also increases your chances of making career damaging mistakes. In "Executive Stamina" (John Wiley, May 2008) you'll learn the skills and systems necessary ...

Posted in Inspiring Thoughts | 2 Comments »

No longer the star in my boss’s eyes

Dear Office-Politics, I hope you can shed some light on my situation. I joined this company as a marketing coordinator with a great reputation in the lifestyle industry. I worked really hard and gave my best to the company. When I first joined, the company was undergoing a change ...

Posted in Jealousy, Envy and Lust, office politics | 2 Comments »

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