CONCLUSION

Do you think that office politics are important to a person or an organization?

YES, office politics are important to us, especially for a worker in a company.

Most of the people think that office politics are only comprised negative issues to an organization. Office politics get bad names from the people who well known playing it. They said, office politics are the strategies that people play to gain benefit. The term has negative connotation, it states that people pursuit advantage at the expenditures of others.

Well, in fact office politics may bring positive impacts to an organization, for instance office politics can lead the employees to better and more effective relationships. It is because employees want to get attention from the superior, so they work harder to achieve it. Hence, the profits of an organization will be increased naturally. Other than that, the attitude of the workers will be improved since they pay their effort to get all works done. It has a greater understanding of individual agendas. Moreover, office politics also improves the connection among employees. Workers will be able to reflect themselves. It also maintains a balance of power between the pioneer and the young generation.

Well, here are some TIPS for you to MAKE POLITICS WORK FOR YOU.

1.       Remap the organizational chart

- Remap the organizational chart in terms of political power

● Who are the real influencers?

● Who has authority but doesn't exercise it?

● Who is respected?

● Who's "the brains behind the organization"?

2.       Understand the informal network

- Now you have to understand the social networks

● Who gets along with whom?

● Are there groups or cliques that have formed?

● Who is involved in interpersonal conflict?

● Who has the most trouble getting along with others?

● What is the basis for the interrelationship? Friendship, respect, manipulation?

● How does the influence flow between the parties?

3.       Build relationships

- Do not afraid of politically powerful people in the organization. Get to know them.

- Take time to get to know your colleagues and establish good relationship with them. Be open to see opportunities, and not challenges.

- Be collaborative, aid your colleagues when they need for help. They will also help you out.

- Be a part of multiple networks, this way you can keep your finger on the pulse of the organization..

4.       Listen carefully

- When you spend more time listening, you are less likely to say something that will come back to bite you later. Moreover, people like people who listen to them.

5.      Govern your own behavior

- Watch other people at work and identify successful behaviors that you can model.

● Don't pass on gossip, questionable judgments, spread rumors – when you hear something, take a day to consider how much credibility it has.

● Rise above interpersonal conflicts – do not get sucked into arguments.

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● Be positive to avoid whining and complaining.