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  • Series: HBR Guide
  • Paperback: 208 pages
  • Publisher: Harvard Business Review Press (December 9, 2014)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1625275323
  • ISBN-13: 978-1625275325
  • Product Dimensions: 0.8 x 5.2 x 9 inches
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5.0 out of 5 starsIf You Are A Novice to The Corporate World Or Need To Manage Difficult Situations You Need This!
By Love2Read on February 9, 2015
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I found this book to be extremely helpful. I purchased it during a time when I was having difficulty navigating the political landscape of my office. The book' scenarios and advice on how to handle difficult situations was dead on perfect. I highly recommend it if you are somewhat of a novice in the corporate world or if you find yourself having difficulty managing multiple personalities. It made my life a lot easier. Seriously. I was totally oblivious to things certain things and after reading it I became a lot more self aware. Sometimes things are out of your control but often times if you manage things internally within yourself you can better manage conflicts externally (in the office). Keep it and revisit chapters until maneuvering difficult situations becomes second nature. My life is so much easier now. I still don't have everything committed to memory but the fundamentals are there.
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5.0 out of 5 starsConstructive or Destructive
By LiteBlue Gator on May 16, 2015
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Welcome to the planet! You will find office politics in every working environment, and there is nothing you can do about it if you don't read this book.
Learn how to respectfully deal with snoopervision, cliques, credit stealers, hated coworkers, political challenges, difficult conversations, and so much more. Another great guide to keep in your professional development library.
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5.0 out of 5 starsHelpful, Concise, Informative, A Must Read for Anyone Dealing with Office Politics
By Greg Hawod on January 22, 2015
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Have you ever experienced dealing with a boss who unwittingly holds back your career progress? Have you encountered someone who is always looking to get ahead of you no matter how small the stake is? Have you ever managed a former peer? These and other countless relationship dynamics in our everyday lives are part of the so-called politics of human interactions. So many people are having dreadful lives coming to work due to these political dramas and its myriad ways. These events are present as long as there are two people interacting but there is no better stage for these dynamics to take place but in office. Hence, we have the term office politics.

The problem is that most people are not well-equipped in handling these cases. They either succumb to being the victims or become the bullies themselves. Time and time again without proper advice these people will continue to do it their way, thereby creating the concept of dirty politics. Fortunately, we have a book that can guide all of us through this.

The HBR Guide to Office Politics by Karen Dillon provides a refreshing, practical, and easy to follow insights on how one can navigate the ocean of political dramas at work. Written for any professionals at work, the book is an easy to use guide that one can use whenever he or she encounters a challenging political situation.

The following are the attributes that made the book worth reading by any worker or professional:
· Collaborative ideas. Even though it was written by just one author, this book consists of ideas from different industry experts. The author interviewed experts in communication, leadership, branding, business, and management to come up with a balance and wide perspectives on how one can resolve specific political dilemmas.Read more ›
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4.0 out of 5 starsReasonable
By Autamme_dot_com on January 24, 2015
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This is a short but sweet guide in how to hopefully make the most out of your employees or direct reports. Shouting and threatening them is no longer enough!

Today’s employees can be empowered, given some freedoms, encouraged to grow and develop and generally work for the best of the company. All employees are different and you as a manager or supervisor might have been thrown into this seemingly impossible job at the deep end. Most managers and supervisors are not as accomplished at people management than they may think. We all have room to improve. This coaching guide might give a few hints, tips and underline existing knowledge.

Think of it another way. You might have a top-of-the-range sports car or a rusty old banger. Yet both vehicles are capable of being tuned to make them run even better, more efficiently, more effortlessly and to make the most of their individual potential. This is the same with staff at all levels within a company.

This book is the sum of combined thoughts of many experts in the field. It seamlessly manages to get under your skin, getting you thinking and considering matters in a non-threatening manner. One senior leader noted how being coached helped him understand that he could make the biggest difference by doing more than everyone else but by empowering other people to do more and motivating them to do their best, letting go of certain responsibilities and recognizing the limits of his expertise. As a leader, he said, “I didn’t need to have all the answers; I just needed to ask the right questions.” That is the sign of confidence and leadership maturity.

Yet so many don’t seem to get the benefits of coaching, it is said.Read more ›
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5.0 out of 5 starsVery valuable guide, highly recommended.
By jdd428 on October 16, 2015
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Well written and broad descriptions of the problematic situations with bosses and coworkers. Very helpful. Highly recommended valuable guidelines for anyone who wants to survive in the typical job environment.
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5.0 out of 5 starsRise above rivalry, avoid power games, and build better relationships to accelerate personal growth and professional development
By Robert Morris HALL OF FAMETOP 500 REVIEWERVINE VOICE on May 12, 2015
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In HBR Guide to Office Politics, published by Harvard Business Review Press 2014), Karen Dillon offers an abundance of information, in sights, and counsel that can help almost anyone to rise above rivalry, avoid power games, and build better relationships, not only at work but in all other dimensions of their lives.

I cannot recall a prior time when I have observed or heard about more incivility in the workplace than I do now. Courtesy is hardly common. There is severe pressure on everyone to produce more and better work in less time, and at a lower cost. Electronic devices enable almost anyone to connect with almost anyone else, anywhere and at any time and yet many (most?) workers, paradoxically, feel out-of-touch with, if not alienated from their associates. This is the context, the workplace culture, within office politics are most likely to thrive.

At the outset, she offers four invaluable caveats to those who find themselves engulfed in "playing politics."

o <strong>Question your reaction</strong>: When people appear to be playing political games, we often think we know their motives, but sometimes we're off the mark. Step back and reevaluate: What else could be driving the behavior? Maybe it's not as vengeful as it seems -- or even intentional.

o <strong>Try removing yourself from the equation</strong>: Everybody brings her own quirks, worries, and stresses to work. What you assume is a personal attack may have absolutely noting to do with you.

o <strong>Accept that not all conflict is bad</strong>: Great performance can come out of being challenged by an aggressive colleague or being forced to collaborate with someone you can't stand. We can and often do rise to challenges. Don't assume 'uncomfortable' means bad.Read more ›
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5.0 out of 5 starsFive Stars

It's HBR!

Published 2 months ago by Uday Shah
2.0 out of 5 starsThe "Secrets of Winning at Office Politics" by Marie McIntyre is much...

Was not very helpful to me. The "Secrets of Winning at Office Politics" by Marie McIntyre is much better.

Published 4 months ago by Don Mooney
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Published 4 months ago by Sam
5.0 out of 5 starsgreat read

Great book.. finished reading it and sent it around for my coworkers to read to deal with their superiors.

Published 4 months ago by Diego Santelices
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Good reading

Published 6 months ago by Alide Skinner
4.0 out of 5 starsVery useful

There are enough cases and examp,es that for sure one will find something out of the obvious and useful, definitely a guide to go back to every now and then for ideas on how to... Read more

Published 7 months ago by ojuarezs
2.0 out of 5 starsDispapointed

I was expecting much more from an HBR book. Not only does this book not provide a useable framework for approaching new situations, but it is also poorly written.

Published 7 months ago by A. Treister
3.0 out of 5 starsThree Stars

Helpful in terms of examples and analysis.

Published 8 months ago by Amazon Customer
5.0 out of 5 starsWould order again and recommend.

As expected. Would order again and recommend.

Published 10 months ago by MW
4.0 out of 5 starsIt's a very good and useful book

It's a very good and useful book.
Highly recommended for everyone, does not matter your position.
Simple and pleasant to read.

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