Corporate Politics

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There is one management rule I adopt vigorously - I do not do office politics. I am no good at it and it is a foolish gambit on my part if I do indulge because I will lose everytime.

In my opinion each company has a few specialist political players. These guys thrive on playing one person off against a pre-programmed set of circustamces or even more hidiously, against another political player or even against an innocent colleague.

So what to do if you find yourself in a situation where you are falling prey to an insiduous political battle?

Well I always let the players know that I know what they are doing and ask them not include me in their game until such time as they stop it and are feeling in a better more responsible frame of mind.

Some people think I alienate myself when I speak to the players like this and create a prime opportunity for them to diss me behind my back. I say - what the heck! If they are that childish and feel so belittled by my comment, then they deserve whatever happens as a result of their myopic view on the world.

I will not indulge them nor co-operate in their schemes.

I also advocate you should mix with people at work who do not play politics and are not backstabbers. These are the people who can get things done. You should too. Take on the less appealing projectwork. It keeps your head below the parapet, you busy doing good stuff and away from the time wasting backstabbers.