Key takeaways
- Office drama rehashes the past; positive politics is knowing who the power players are and moving something forward.
- In a new organisation, ask curious, humble questions about how things really work and offer to help rather than to change things.
- Deflect gossip, allow yourself five minutes to be petty, then refocus on solving the underlying problem.
- Small habits build relationships: coffee runs, afternoon walks, arriving fifteen minutes early to meetings.
- Frame your ideas as value to the organisation and just ask; the worst answer is no.
About this episode
”This is a part of our work lives, quite frankly. What I like Putting a label on is that it helps you to understand a framework and how you can navigate through it.”
You’ve been there: leadership doesn’t tell you things, rumors happen, ...Social politics are a part of our work lives, whether we like it or not. And did you know that there’s a positive aspect to them as well? In this episode, Brett talks to trainer, facilitator, and project manager Crystal Richards all about navigating the sometimes rough waters of social politics at work, including:
- How to detect good vs. bad social politics
- How to observe and navigate social politics as a new team member
- How to untangle messes created by social politics
- Ways to build relationships at work
- Using social politics to do good