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Jennifer V. Miller's The People Equation

Office Politics and the People Equation

January 20, 2010 · 3 comments

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Yesterday, Jennifer V. Miller posted a great article on networking, relationships and office politics.  The article is titled Networking Inside the Company Walls and it’s posted on Jennifer’s blog, The People Equation. It’s the first post in a series initiated by Jane Perdue that will also include Susan Mazza and myself. The idea is that many leadership skills, such as networking and building relationships, can contribute to office politics when applied with wrong motives.

Jennifer makes several great points about the need for networking across functional areas.  The key is to sincerely be working for win-win. If you’re not sure, be careful or get someone you trust to give check your motives. But if you can be sure that you’re committed to the other person’s (and the organization’s) success, then reach out. Everyone likes to be appreciated.  Most like to be helped once they feel they can trust you.  In fact, that’s what my post next week will be about; being sincere and authentic.

Jennifer V MillerOne other thing that Jennifer alludes to in the post: it is your responsibility. The days where you can “just do your job” are coming to an end. You need to know and be known in the organization in order to create value. “Just doing your job” is an invitation to layoffs, unless you have a irreplaceable skill. (Are there any irreplaceable skills any more?)  So the sooner you learn this and get out of your cube, the better off you, your peers, and your organization will be.

So, by all means venture on over to The People Equation and check out the post.  Also, please leave Jennifer a comment and tell her you came from the Lead Change Group.  Then stop back here on January 26 for my installment.

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Leadership and Office Politics series

Leadership or Office Politics Series

January 18, 2010 · 3 comments

in Leadership Development

Jane Perdue of The Braithewaite Group and the Life, Love & Leadership blog has introduced a challenging topic with a post called “Politics are Necessary but Not Necessarily Evil” where she introduces the idea that many of the core characteristics of quality leadership are also the central tenets of office politics.  The only difference is the motive.

Over the course of the next four weeks, Jennifer Miller, Susan Mazza and I along with Jane will be examining one characteristic of leadership looking both at the “dark side” and the the “light side.”  For example, Jennifer will consider the light and dark sides of necessary leadership skills such as networking and relationship building.  Susan will look at how leaders set agendas and frame the conversation, and Jane will share tips for leaders on becoming more influential and socially aware.  My post will be up next Tuesday, 1/26/2010 on authenticity and sincerity.

So how do you check your motives when applying your leadership skills within your organization? Check out this introductory post and let’s start the discussion.

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Shared Vision

Shared Vision

December 22, 2009

Shared vision takes time.
First you must appreciate other contributors.  Shared means shared.  If you supply the team vision, others must adopt it.  You can’t pick the level of effort needed for them to adopt your vision. You don’t decide how hard or easy it will be to get them to fully share and appreciate your [...]

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Can You Taste It?

December 14, 2009

In America, our founding fathers built and shared a great vision that people could govern themselves.  The vision was very complex as was the government that they established. Their great vision marked-out their greatness both individually and as a group.
Do you have a great vision?
If you’re a leader, you probably do.  Even if you’re not [...]

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Strengths – Energy, Talents and Passions

September 17, 2009

Over the past couple of weeks we’ve been talking about strengths.  This is the final post in a 5-part evaluation of Strengths. Strengths are the combination of Energy, Talents and Passions. But strengths without achievement are nothing.  Achievement, significant, material, long lasting, world-changing achievements seem to always result from the application of strengths.
Therefore I suggest the following [...]

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