AUGUST 16TH 2015
The idea of playing politics
gets a bad rap.
Often you’ll hear people say “Oh, you’re just playing
politics with that decision” in a
context that usually means
“You don’t really believe
what you’re doing, but you’re
doing it in order to avoid doing the right thing”.
The truth about success in
business, sports, or any other
venture is that it requires you
to be an expert at navigating
the people part of getting what you want — in other
words, playing politics.
YOU CAN'T AVOID PLAYING
POLITICS
Especially if you care about
being successful.
If you’re not good at playing
politics you’ll find yourself
frustrated and angry because
of how ineffective you are.
Your good ideas don’t get
listened to. Your good plans don’t get taken seriously.
Your good intentions and hard
work ethic never seem to get
the attention they deserve.
Maybe it’s time for you to
figure out how to play better politics.
Here are a few helpful
ideas to get you started:
It’s okay to point the finger
as long as you’re honest when
it comes to pointing the finger
back at yourself when appropriate.
Someone else acting
inappropriately isn’t a valid argument for why you
shouldn’t get in trouble when
you do the same.
If those around you don’t
know what you’re doing,
their natural assumption is that you’re not doing
anything at all.
A little bit of respect and
humility goes a long way in
your relationships with other
people. it’s no one else’s fault that
you’re not as successful as you
want to be, so stop taking
your frustration out on them.
Small details left unresolved
always become the huge obstacles that eventually
bring about your demise.
Don’t give answers to
questions that you don’t
know the reason why they
are being asked. If you’re not sure what your
value is don’t expect to be
satisfied by the compensation
other people give you.
Fewer meetings and more
short, personal conversations are the secret to getting
people to see it your way.
How you say what you need
to say is more important than
what you actually say.
YOU NEED TO MASTER THE GAME
The truth about playing
politics is that you don’t hate
the game itself. You just don’t
like when the game is played
poorly. You don’t like being lied to.
You don’t like being talked
down to. You don’t like not
knowing where you stand.
So don’t be that guy who
does that to others around you. Get better at playing the
game.
Don’t let sloppy personal
habits limit your ability to be
amazing.
Be awesome.
By UNU/ SSA New Media
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