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Office politics are an unavoidable fact of life in every workplace. To accomplish your personal and business goals, you must learn to successfully play the political game in your organization.

Cover of the book Secrets to Winning at Office Politics

Get Ahead, Gain Influence, Get What You Want

Whether you are a new player or a seasoned veteran, Secrets to Winning at Office Politics can help you increase your personal power without compromising your integrity or taking advantage of others. This smart, practical guide shows you how to stop wasting energy on things you can’t change and start taking steps to get what you want.

Written by an organizational psychologist and corporate consultant, Marie G. McIntyre’s Secrets to Winning at Office Politics uses real-life examples of political winners and losers to illustrate the behaviors that contribute to success or failure at work. You will be shown techniques for managing your boss more effectively, improving your influence skills, changing the way you are perceived, and dealing with difficult people. Using these proven strategies for political success, you will then be able to create a Political Game Plan that outlines the steps necessary to accomplish your own individual goals.

Cover of the book Secrets to Winning at Office Politics

Part I: Mastering The Fundamentals

  • Politics is not a dirty word
  • Political Intelligence and the facts of life
  • Forget fairness, look for leverage
  • Political Psych 101: Allies and Adversaries

Part II: Avoiding Political Pitfalls

  • Political games: Moves and Countermoves
  • How to Commit political suicide
  • Power, Power, who has the power?

Part III: How To Become A Winner

  • Increasing your political power
  • Sharpening Your Influence Skills
  • Managing Power Relationships
  • Developing Your Political Game Plan
  • A Personal Political Note