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Office Politics Is Just Influence by Another Name

Harvard Business Review

Most of us cringe when we think about office politics. After all, who wants to participate in backstabbing, lying, cheating, blaming, sucking up, and playing people against each other? But are politics at work inherently dirty? The truth is that just being a member of an organization is a political act.

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The Leadership Vacuum | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

When I ran the Talent Management division of a large global consulting firm after I left GE, I realized that these consultants were working from concepts that were academic vs. real life. Unless you've actually been in the shoes of your clients, I don't think you have a right to advise them. the hard work of being a leader 2.

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