Office Politics Is Just Influence by Another Name
Harvard Business Review
JANUARY 16, 2015
And in fact, we must influence people at work all the time. And to influence, we must have power, the real currency in workplaces. Office politics is really just the art of influencing others so we can get stuff done at work. To start, engage your social awareness skills and ferret them out. Most people want it.
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