Office Politics

In our fast paced work culture in a globalized economy, quality and productivity are two of the focuses of every business unit to remain competitive. Though this is not bad, an equally important ingredient is seemingly taking the back seat. Knowledge and Skill are given emphasis by management when evaluating its human resources. With the […]

A few weeks back, while browsing my favorite blogs, I noticed a value adding post by David Maister entitled “How to Get Ahead: Lie and Cheat?“. I threw my 2 cents and shared the result of a study on CEO Perceptions and Attitudes Toward Corporate Misconduct.
In our competitive society, winning and getting ahead became […]

Power play, that’s how sportscasters describe a “successful” move of an athlete against the odds facing him.
In the corporate world, office politics thrive. Politics is a neutral word, however, because of power play, office politics developed a negative connotation. Power play in the corporate world “may” mean the non value adding use of power– […]