how to deal with office politics
Office politics or workplace politics is real, and we all have to face it as an employee. Office politics exist in almost all organizations. From the private sector, the non-profit sector to the government sector, it is everywhere. Employees often use workplace politics to enhance their status and promote their personal agenda. But it becomes dangerous when it is done at the expense of others. And office politics is detrimental to the workplace and the employees, as people often misuse power to promote their own vested interests. Most of the workers admit that they had in some form or other engaged in power play at the office. Let us understand what do we mean by office politics ? When employees have a difference of opinion related to work, promotions, or processes, it leads to conflicts of interest. People define workplaces, and they bring along with them a lot of expectations, ambitions, hopes, and emotions to work. And it exactly lead...