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Political games in organizations: the ones other people play. Not.

Roundtable Talk

Leadership and Sustainability: voice your opinion Hiring a hitman? To get our discussion going, our group reviewed some material on the various political games that get played in organizations based on work by Henry Mintzberg (author Managers Not MBA’s and Prof at McGill University). Skip to content Home Welcome!

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The 4 Types of Organizational Politics

Harvard Business Review

According to McGill’s Henry Mintzberg , it’s just another influencing process along with norms, formal authority and expertise. Studies show that individuals with political skills tend to do better in gaining more personal power as well as managing stress and job demands, than their politically naive counterparts.