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- 1. Office Politics & Gossiping Personality Development Training
- 2. Copyright Amit Sabharwall Office Politics • Office politics defined • Detriments of office politics —— • Benefits of office politics —— • Five rules concerning office politics —— • How to avoid office politics?
- 3. Copyright Amit Sabharwall Office Gossip • The grapevine concept • Detriments of office grapevine gossip • Benefits of office grapevine gossip
- 4. Copyright Amit Sabharwall Pre-test: True OR False • Office politics takes place in nearly every business organization (True/False) • Many working class people are happy that office politics exist (True/False) • There are positive and negative effects from office politics (True/False) • Office grapevine occurs when you add state-of-the-art telecommunications into the workplace (True/False) • Managers differ with regard to what information should be disseminated within the workplace (True/False) • There are good and bad forms of gossip (True/False)
- 5. Copyright Amit Sabharwall Office Politics Defined • The complex struggle for dominance that takes place in any organization • When workers actively seek ways to make their abilities and achievements known • Ruthless manipulation of other people in an attempt to gain power
- 6. Copyright Amit Sabharwall Detriments of Office Politics • Initiates ruthlessness • Unwarranted power struggles encourages hypocrisy, secrecy, and self interests • Produces ineffective team work among staff members
- 7. Copyright Amit Sabharwall Benefits of Office Politics • Highly motivated employees • Productive employees • Employee recognition increases • Boosts employee morale
- 8. Copyright Amit Sabharwall Five Rules Concerning Office Politics • Nobody wins unless everybody wins • Don’t just ask for opinions ... Change them! • Everyone expects to be paid back • Success can create opposition • Don’t ignore the after-math of success
- 9. Copyright Amit Sabharwall How To Avoid Office Politics • Wear no mask • Be transparent • Flex & Bend • Listen • Park your ego
- 10. Copyright Amit Sabharwall How To Avoid Office Politics (Cont.) • Forget the empire • Don’t gossip • Focus on work • Issue at hand • Apologize later
- 11. Copyright Amit Sabharwall Office Gossiping •It is also … •An unofficial way of relaying news •Personal Gossip •Informal and Unstructured The Grapevine Concept The Grapevine Concept is the informal communication network of an organization
- 12. Copyright Amit Sabharwall Detriments of Office Grapevine Gossip • Incorrect Information is passed along • Contributes to the spread of rumors • Creates conflicting loyalties • Counteracts Company Values • Encourages Resistance to Management Plans
- 13. Copyright Amit Sabharwall Benefits of Grapevine Gossip • Provides an outlet for stress, tension, and anxiety • Makes work less boring • Showcases future leaders • Provides feedback on employee attitudes
- 14. Copyright Amit Sabharwall Post Test: True or False 1. Office politics takes place in nearly every business organization 2. Many working class people are happy that office politics exist 3. There are positive and negative effects from office politics 4. Office grapevine occurs when you add state- of-the-art telecommunication into the workplace
- 15. Copyright Amit Sabharwall Post Test: True or False 5. Managers differ with regard to what information should be disseminated within the workplace 6. There are good and bad forms of gossip 7. The informal communication network of an organization is called the Grapevine Concept 8. One of the five rules concerning office politics state that not everyone expects to get paid back
- 16. Copyright Amit Sabharwall Post Test: True or False 9. Hypocrisy, secrecy, self interests, ruthlessness, and power struggles are all examples of office gossip 10.One way to avoid office politics is to focus on the business interest at hand
- 17. Copyright Amit Sabharwall Answers to Pre and Post Tests 1. True 6. True 2. False 7. True 3. True 8. True 4. False 9. False 5. True 10. True
- 18. Thank you Amit Sabharwall amitsabharwall@gmail.com +91 9891921969