Navigating Through
Office Politics
Navigating
the vicissitudes of office politics is not as difficult as it sounds. The word ‘politics’
has often been used when talking about cases in which people get taken advantage
of by officemates. One way, though, that people can protect themselves against political
manipulation is to strive to meet workplace expectations. As long as individuals
are able to present solid evidence that demonstrates their ability to meet job requirements
consistently and to earn respect from the people in their workplaces, they are
more likely to be protected against political manipulations.
Management
should clearly describe the expectations that subordinates must meet. Supervisors
and their subordinates as well as their coworkers need to provide regular feedback
on how individuals can best improve themselves in order to meet these
expectations. When political powers violate workers’ rights protected under the
law, the workers document events in which their work rights are violated and
report these violations to appropriate authorities within their organizations
and possibly to the Department of Labor.
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