Gautrey Unleashed

How to Avoid Playing it Dirty

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Avoiding playing it dirty is not only possible, it is easy - when you know how.

Most people naively believe that if you want to get on, you have to play the politics, and beat others at their own game.

It certainly looks that way doesn’t it!

The way many senior teams fight, intimidate, bully. Doing whatever it takes to win. Read More

Engaging in the Dark Arts

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If you don’t do politics...

...you are either naive, stupid or negligent.

Well, I suppose you might also be lacking in ambition or simply can’t be bothered.

Whatever, attempting to deny the reality that workplace politics surrounds everything you do, or avoiding engaging in politics is madness.

And, destined to failure.

Why? Read More

Handling Conflicting Agendas

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When you are clear about what you want to achieve, it is often frustrating to find that others do not share your enthusiasm. A great deal of time and effort is expended building the case, considering the risks and planning the execution. Everything seems to make sense and you are keen to get going – you want to implement swiftly. Then the problems start. Reaching out to your stakeholders, you begin to find out that some are not interested. They fail to buy-in to your project or, worse, don’t even give you the time to explain your plans. When you do get to see them, they start to share insights with you about other things going on elsewhere in the organisation, which seem to be in direct conflict with what you are working on. Trouble is, you can see that they may have a valid point. Doubts begin to Read More

Understanding Conflicting Agendas

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Unless you understand someone else’s position, ambitions and problems, your influence attempts could be much more difficult. When others don’t want to cooperate or are working against you, “conflicting agendas” are often cited as the cause. This seems to signal a barrier to success, an explanation of why you can’t get the things done – or is it just an excuse? A more helpful attitude is that it is simply a question of different priorities. This opens up the possibility that the difference could be negotiated to achieve a win-win situation, while also removing Read More

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