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Power & Politics
Title: Power & Politics
Category: Society & Culture / Education
Details: Words: 524 | Pages: 2.2 (approximately 235 words/page)
Power & Politics
Power is the capacity of a person, team, or organization to influence others. Some examples are: the power to influence others, people have power they do not use and may not know they possess, and power requires one person's perception of dependence on another person.
Workplace politics is not new and tragedy is that most of the time "HR Department" is a center of such activities. Anyone who has ever had any job, anywhere, knows …showed first 75 words of 524 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 524 total…everything. Secrets keep organizations sick. Open communication about promotions, new plans, changes, and bad news -- anything that affects the workplace -- makes it hard for rumor and innuendo to thrive. Managers who fully explain their decisions help immunize their culture against deal making and favoritism.
Resources:
Alesko, M. "Office Politics: Do You Play or Pass," Today's Careers.
Hawkins, K. Difficult Behavior in the Workplace. Retrieved on July 24, 2005 from
http://www.innerself.com/Behavior_Modification/difficult.htm
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