Corporate politics has many faces. One of those is when people try to pit you against a peer to get things done. Another one is to put the peer on a pedestal.
One of my bosses had this habit. He will always say great things about another person in his conversation with me.
It was only after many months that I accidentally had lunch with the other person, who said, “Boss always says great things about you, although he never praised me.”
I understood it was the boss’s way to control his next line. It was his way of saying – “you have a lot of scope for improvement”.
A negative mindset person will read this as – “You are not good enough!”. It may sound like the boss is playing dirty politics. After all, corporate politics is a word that only arouses negative feelings.
A vibrant corporate culture is a dynamic place.
There are many parties with varying interests and agendas. You are a small part of that zigsaw. If you know how to fit into the puzzle, you will thrive.
Or else, you will say, “Corporate politics is a dirty word!”
Do you agree?
Pic: With Colonel @vivek at his book launch. Col. Vivek and I discuss corporate politics/dynamics whenever we connect, a subject close to both. If you have not read his book “Tales of the Lite”, you must get it now.
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