Working in a Highly Political Organization: Thriving in a Toxic Workplace – MindTools
Everyone has an agenda in the workplace. Whether people are aiming for a promotion, attempting to win a big project, trying to impress their boss, or looking to move departments, their actions often have an underlying purpose.
These different motivations can lead to healthy, professional networking and communication, but they may also cause power struggles, competition and alliance-making that upset everyone within a team.
This article discusses how you can identify this type of “office politics,” and we’ll explore ways to avoid its negative influence.
When your aspirations and systems are in conflict, your systems will win – An Obsession With Transformation
There are many types of systems in organizations; these include people and performance systems (e.g. recruitment, performance management), management systems (e.g. financial reporting, customer data), and business systems (e.g. resource demand forecasting).
This article highlights how people and performance systems influence behaviour in our organizations the most and how conflict between the systems can result in competition and conflict, not collaboration.
How Smart CEOs Use Social Tools to Their Advantage – Harvard Business Review
Advances in digital technology and their use in organizations carry huge promise to empower people at all levels. But without an organization-wide understanding of what’s good for the business and what’s not, these powerful tools can be dangerous. This article discusses how CEOs effectively employ digital media inside their organisations to create the kind of alignment and shared purpose they need.