"Your boss has moved on and a successor has yet to be appointed. Suddenly nobody is quite sure what to do."
Except this isn't quite true, is it? People who are adept at navigating the politics of the organisation will know exactly what to do. The dilemma is only a dilemma if you don't know what to do. This simple and common event offers a fascinating example of how the organisational power structures live and breathe and understanding this dynamic can certainly be a career saver. Read MorePower Vacuums and Unstable Systems
In 2008, I wrote about Power Vacuums inĀ Political Dilemmas at Work which I defined as...