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Saturday, October 1, 2011

Politicking Politics

I have always been a person who did his best to sta out of politics in every way shape and form. Over time I have realized that this strategy is all for nothing. It is impossible to keep out of personal and workplace politics. It can be argued that political situations are negative in the workplace and should be avoided at all costs. In reality, creating an environment where all political situations are avoided seems to create new controversies and, at times, can increase and magnify these concerns in the short run. Overall I feel that if there are negative feelings towards politics in the workplace, then the organization as a whole will have a workforce that has a personality that is negative in nature. On the other hand, if there are positive feelings towards politics in the workplace, then the organization will have a more positive personality which can result in increased employee satisfaction, productivity, and a stronger level of cohesiveness. All these factors lead to better team building and optimized teamwork as a whole.
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  1. BB's BLOGOctober 10, 2011 at 1:36 PM

    Don't quite understand what you mean by positive or negative politics. However, do know that if everyone tries to please others and follows proper work procedures, then the work environment would be more positive - and vice-versa.

    How are the politics of your work environment? Also, we NEVER get out of work politics!! Which is very unfortunate.

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