POLITICSActivities that are not required as part of a person’s formal role in the organization but that influence, or attempt to influence, the distribution of advantages

and disadvantages within the organization.Political Label“Kissing Up”

Effective ManagementDeveloping Working

Relationship

Delegating Authority Passing The Buck

Forming CoalitionsFacilitating Teamwork

VsA person’s reference point determines what he or she classifies as organizational politics

HOW DO PEOPLE RESPOND ?

1 2 3 4 5 6Politics is caused by a bunch of scheming, self-serving, scam artists that waste energy & time.

We need none of it!

Corporate politics is a wonderful, fun, and exciting tool that yields better decisions for companies.

We need more of it!

Politics is annoying, but I recognize that it is probably just a fact of corporate life.

I’ll play the game when I have to, hopefully not too often

Politics is bearable.

Politics is bad, but I can live with it.

I’ll just ignore it

Politics is generally good & we should all get better at it.

There is a place for politics in work

most people

OPPORTUNITY THREAT

DefensiveBehavior