The document discusses the six traits of political skill: social insight, interpersonal impact, network function, thinking before speaking, management, and clear sincerity. It provides details on each trait, such as being socially astute, building relationships, effective networking, controlling impulses, balancing relationships at different levels of an organization, and exhibiting honesty. The document also notes that political skills can help one maintain a positive image and improve performance, and suggests ways to develop these skills, including sharpening perceptual skills, improving interpersonal skills, and learning effective networking.

1. Six traits of political skill

2. How can you tell if a manager has political skills?
Answer:
When they don't seem to possess such skills at all.
Honest, genuine, candid, and effective behavior is
related to political knowledge. Politicians who are not
politically savvy can be seen as manipulative or selfish.
Wajid khan discusses different traits below.

3. social insight
Interpersonal impact
network function
think before you speak
to manage
clear sincerity
A politically savvy leader masters these six traits:

4. Leaders with behavioral flexibility who can adopt all six
policy competency practices are better at optimizing
and leveraging their relationships with others in the
workplace. Proper use of political skills can help
maintain a positive image within an organization and
improve individual, team, and organizational
performance.

5. How to become more politically savvy
Leaders are at their best when they also have political
knowledge, as well as traditional managerial skills in
areas such as budgeting, planning, and coordination.
You must be particularly good at making a good
impression and influencing persuasion.

6. Canadian politician Wajid khan suggests You can
develop these behaviors and improve your political
skills by focusing on the following six skills:

7. 1. Sharpen your perceptual skills.
Socially astute managers are good at reading people's
non-verbal behavior and intuitively understanding the
motivations of others. Being more aware of yourself and
others in social situations can improve your self-esteem
and allow you to interpret the behavior of others better.

8. 2. interpersonal skill
Influential interpersonal influencers build strong
relationships by building good relationships,
communicating, and being liked. Being more
comfortable with an interpersonal leader can improve
your judgment, help you know when to assert yourself,
and lead to more supportive relationships. Skilled
influencers are sometimes overtly political. They are
simply playing the political game reasonably and
comfortably.

9. 3. Learn effective networking.
Leaders with solid networking skills build friendships
and profitable working relationships by garnering
support, negotiating, and managing conflicts. A
seasoned networker knows how and when to use others
to obtain the resources needed to accomplish personal
and organizational tasks. Wajid khan Mp refers They are
also seen as willing to retaliate and have a network
perspective.

10. 4. think before you speak
Politically savvy leaders can control their impulses.
They tend to choose organized struggles carefully and
assess situations before deciding how to present their
ideas to others. Managers who think seriously about
whether to voice their thoughts and feelings and think
about the timing and expression of what they say are
less likely to fail in their careers.

11. 5. Management – ​
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to some extent.
Managers must skillfully communicate with their
superiors, superiors, etc. But political knowledge also
includes maintaining good relationships with people at
all levels of the organization. Our research shows that
people who are particularly good at 'managing' tend to
devote more energy to their boss's needs and neglect to
lead their teams. So balance is essential here.

12. 6. Clear sincerity
Politically honest qualified individuals exhibit high
levels of honesty, authenticity, honesty, and honesty.
They are straightforward and candid and inspire trust
and confidence. So be honest with everyone in your
organization for better political understanding. If you try
too hard, your colleagues will spot you. Politician Wajid
Khan says Be a natural leader.

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14. A special note for politically savvy female leaders
Office politics can be especially difficult for women.
Leadership development programs for women often
include segments focused on organizational policies and
the influencer developing her skills. And over the years,
we have heard from women leaders that they struggle
with this problem.

15. From this perspective, they need help incorporating
political action into their repertoire. Office politics feel
as inauthentic as networking, according to some women.
Researchers have also documented gender differences
in attitudes toward office politics. Some have found that
women perceive organizations as more political than
men. Also, women managers are more likely to report
that getting involved in politics is difficult and painful.

16. In contrast, men are more likely to get involved in the
political process and see it as a natural and normal part
of organizational life. Some have found that they tend to
look down. We also conducted a study that found
leaders who excelled in certain traits, including political
savvy, were rated higher by their supervisors on
manager effectiveness than leaders with low political
savvy scores.

17. Although overt honesty was not considered essential to
men, women with higher levels of apparent honesty
were perceived to be more effective leaders than
women with lower levels of transparent honesty. In
other words, no matter how unfair, women will be
punished if men do not show sincerity while women do
not.

18. A significant reason for the different perspectives and
behavioral interpretations lies in the socialization
differences between women and men. Men feel like they
are part of an "insider club" where the game's rules have
been clarified before (by other men). Women feel more
like "outsiders." The rules women follow are more
traditional and part of a belief system that you will
succeed if you work hard enough and have enough
expertise.

19. In her landmark 1994 study of female leaders who broke
the glass ceiling, Lisa Mainiero found that many women
she interviewed described themselves as "apolitical"
and avoided getting involved in politics. I discovered
that many of them turned out to be very politically
savvy.

20. Political Science students have long considered it part
of their mission to foster "critical thinking" among
students. But what exactly does critical thinking mean in
a political science class? Wajid khan asks Can we
encourage critical thinking in the classroom? T

21. This article explores these issues based on his year-long
systematic review of an introductory course in
comparative politics conducted as part of a university-
wide critical thinking project. In this article, we'll look at
how critical thinking is defined, promoted, and assessed
in the introduction of comparative politics.

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