The Power Vacuum: Your boss has moved on and a successor has yet to be appointed. Suddenly nobody is quite sure what to do Good leadership provides direction and purpose for our team. Great leaders direct our efforts to where they will have the … [Continue reading]
Nine Potent Ways to Influence Your Colleagues
We talk a great deal about influencing stakeholders here on the influence blog, yet sometimes it is those closest to you that are a missed opportunity. If you can influence your colleagues, team members and closest co-workers, a great many others … [Continue reading]
Can I Trust You? Are You Sure?
Obvious answer – of course you can! You know that. But, do they?It is far easier that you may realise for others to distrust you. You don’t need to do anything wrong to see their level of trust in you dip. Indeed, it may be nothing whatsoever to do … [Continue reading]
Are You Worth Trusting? You Sure?
Obvious answer – of course you are! You know that. But, do they? It is far easier that you may realise for others to distrust you. You don’t need to do anything wrong to see their level of trust in you dip. Indeed, it may be nothing whatsoever to … [Continue reading]
Political Situation Case Study B: The Interim
The Interim: You’ve accepted a fantastic job. The problem is that you’ve been told -- and everyone knows -- that it’s a temporary position, and things quickly start to get awkward. Interim appointments are becoming a more common feature of … [Continue reading]
Political Situation Case Study A: The Apprentice
The Apprentice: The new guy has arrived and is strongly favoured by the CEO. He is creating lots of disruption for your team. Anyone who has been working in an organisation -– particularly a large one -- will know that disruption is common, and … [Continue reading]
From Political Naivety to Mastery
Many years ago I did a silly thing. At the time, I was working in a large financial services firm, in their international division. It was a wild place to be honest, out of the mainstream. But, a place where we could innovate, move fast, open up … [Continue reading]
Top Ten Irritating Political Situations at Work
Over the last month I’ve been talking to a lot of people about the political problems they face at work. This research was initiated to accompany a new online course I am developing, Mastering the Politics. What I wanted to do is to make sure it … [Continue reading]
Implementing the Six Pillars of Political Mastery
The Six Pillars of Political Mastery are intended to get results. Especially useful where is it difficult to work out what is really going on. Here are two simple examples of how it helped two of my coaching clients recently. In the first … [Continue reading]
Six Pillars of Political Mastery
Like it or not, politics is a key part of your work, especially at middle to high levels in large or complex organisations. There is simply no way of avoiding it. Why? Because your work was created by political ambition. At some point, someone … [Continue reading]
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