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TOPIC OF THE DAY

Use Office Politics to Your Advantage

No matter what your company, you've probably encountered organizational politics. One of the most frequent complaints that I hear from managers is how difficult it is to get things done in the face of conflicting agendas, misaligned priorities, pursuit of personal goals, and unresolved issues — all often lumped under the umbrella of "politics." Recently, for example, a health care manager told me about a proposal she had made that had the potential to generate millions in new revenue and provide a critical service to customers — but was shot down because other groups were lobbying for the status quo. "It's a shame that politics got in the way of doing something that made so much sense," she said.

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