March, 2007 - Office-Politics

Archive for March, 2007

What would you do if Management won’t listen? Wait until the project explodes?

Dear Office-Politics, What would you do if 2nd line management won't listen? And 3rd line management won't interfere? Wait until the project explodes? (Problem is ineffective staff that needs to be replaced.) Assume writer has position of influence but no authority. Sincerely, Witness OFFICE-POLITICS REPLY BY FRANKE JAMES Dear Witness, It's the 'canary-in-the-coal-mine' syndrome. I ...

Posted in Betrayals & Whistle-blowing, office politics | 2 Comments »

Coworker throws hysterical tantrums…

Dear Office-Politics, I had a very bad experience with a “sister” director in my division (I’ll call her Sue). We both work for the same boss, and Sue is very controlling, to say the least; she is a CPA and is the “Payroll Director”, and I am the “Executive Director ...

Posted in Coworkers driving me Crazy, office politics | 2 Comments »

Insulted by the Crummy Gift

Dear Office-Politics, For 14 months, I worked at an office, under two contracts. During my time there I worked on 2 different projects. My first contract expired, but then it was extended to complete my project. I also had a newly hired co-worker for this second project who was also under contract. ...

Posted in Cliques, office politics | 1 Comment »

The 60-year old refuses to train interns

Dear Office-Politics, I am a recent grad with an MBA and was recently hired as an accountant intern at a federal agency. My program included 3 week training rotation programs with different staff working in different areas in the accounting / fiscal service office. A 60-year old near ...

Posted in office politics, Power Plays | 1 Comment »

Bombarded by noise and frequent interruptions

Dear Office-Politics, I have a postgraduate degree and am a Teacher. I needed to get a full time job and as there was not one in my field I have taken up an admin job (my first career). It is very unusual in that it is in a large ...

Posted in Coworkers driving me Crazy, office politics | 1 Comment »

Linda Kaplan Thaler on The Power of Nice

Review by Franke James, MFA The Power of Nice: How to Conquer the Business World with Kindness Authors: Linda Kaplan Thaler and Robin Koval The Power of Nice has been described as ‘a wonder drug’, ‘the antidote to our increasingly mean-spirited culture’, the way to ‘improve just about everything in your life’, and ...

Posted in Coaching Employees, office politics, Stealing Credit | 4 Comments »

I am not getting proper credit for my work…

Linda Kaplan Thaler, co-author of The Power of Nice, and CEO of The Kaplan Thaler Group has answered the letter below. Read the Office-Politics book review on The Power of Nice. Dear Office-Politics, I have been a member of a government scientific research team for several years. I have specialized skills ...

Posted in Coworkers driving me Crazy, office politics, Stealing Credit | 2 Comments »

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