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Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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Don't let destructive drama sideline your career. Every organization has its share of political drama: Personalities clash. Agendas compete. Turf wars erupt. But you need to work productively with your colleagues-even difficult ones-for the good of your organization and your career. How can you do that without compromising your personal values? By acknowledging that power dynamics and unwritten rules exist-and navigating them constructively. The HBR...
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Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
In today's fast-paced business world, leaders know that their organization's success is tightly linked to its ability to change again and again. Yet many change initiatives fail. One reason, the authors say, is that leaders often underestimate the impact of the politics and emotions of change. The authors suggest a five-step process for leading a major change initiative: Step 1: Map the political landscape. Map the key external and internal, formal...
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Pub. Date
©2012
Language
English
Description
Organizational politics is a natural part of everyday life in the workplace; it is neither good nor bad. Once you accept these facts, you can build your capacity to lead effectively. You can be regarded as someone with effective political savvy, someone who can influence and persuade others in an authentic manner.
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Pub. Date
2018.
Language
Polish
Description
Having interpersonal skills will allow you to motivate, inspire, and successfully lead others, as well as further your own career development. This guidebook will show you how, through self-awareness and strategic implementation of behaviors, you can utilize interpersonal savvy to make the most out of negative situations, develop and lead others, and create a positive working environment despite daily challenges and hardships.
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Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"Empowerment produces the conditions for high performance. Especially for middle managers and below. Empowered cultures attract and retain talent. They produce high achievement, high accountability and high commitment. The Empowered Manager uncovers a roadmap to creating a more accountable culture in today's fragmented and virtual world. Bestselling author Peter Block is a true visionary: author of the classic Flawless Consulting, his work is about...
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English
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For many, work has never seemed harder. In tough economic times, and the aftermath of hiring freezes and layoffs, people are asked to do the same amount of work with reduced resources, sometimes even for reduced benefits and pay. Many employees feel unrecognized and under-rewarded, with studies showing workplace dissatisfaction at record highs. But what if the things that are currently making you unhappy simply lost their power over you? What if you...
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Pub. Date
©2009
Language
English
Description
"This isn't a theoretical study of game playing or a psychological treatise on the deeper needs being met by engaging in these activities. Instead, it is a practical guide to the world of organizational games, providing examples and analysis of the most common games played within teams and other groups as well as advice about the best ways to manage these games"--Introduction
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Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
"If you work in an office, chances are you have to deal with at least some people who are so different they might as well be from another planet. Packed with realistic strategies, The Boss from Outer Space and Other Aliens at Work shows you how to gain a greater understanding of even your most difficult co-workers, categorizing different personality types in terms of the planets. (Is your co-worker a nonconformist? Then he's from Saturn, with its...
Series
Concentrated knowledge for the busy executive volume 35, no. 9 (3 parts), part 1 (September 2013)
Pub. Date
©2013
Language
English
12) Brazen careerist
Author
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
Post-baby boomer Generations X and Y make up about a third of the entire working populations, yet all of the business advice books on the market seem to be written by (and for) those in the middle of their careers. In terms of business advice, what is out there for the all-important age 18-34 demographic? Brazen Careerist, a debut book by Penelope Trunk, seeks to answer all the questions that Generations X and Y many have. Trunk gives anything-but-standard...
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Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Cubicle to the Corner Office is a pragmatic, actionable advisory book to help minorities from all ethnic backgrounds achieve their goals in today's corporate America. This guidebook is a step-by-step approach to understanding the skills and strategies required to elevate oneself from an individual contributor or middle management role to a senior level position within a company. Now more than ever, it is essential for minorities in the business world...
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