Dear Office-Politics: Interior Spreads
The game was invented by author and site founder, Franke James. Dear Office-Politics features replies by Office Politics Advisers: Erika Andersen, Rick Brandon, Ph.D., Dr. John Burton LL.B. M.B.A. M.Div. Ph.D., John A. Challenger, Jennifer Glueck Bezoza, Franke James, Timothy Johnson, and Marty Seldman, Ph.D.
Game book structure & sample interior layouts
The book is divided into three parts. I. The Game Rules. II. The Dilemmas. III. The Answers.
Pages VI, VII: Title page
Pages 4 & 5: Dear Office-Politics Game rules and Evaluation Grid
(A quadrant of ethical questions help players decide whether the advice is ethical, savvy and doable.)
Pages 6 & 7: The Dilemmas
Pages 8 & 9: How do I put an “office princess” in her place?
Pages 10 & 11: The new guy I hired is hated
Pages 14 & 15: No longer the star in my boss’s eyes
Pages 16 & 17: How do I get my loudmouth coworkers to be quiet?
Pages 22 & 23: Gasping for air
Pages 24 & 25: The office crab criticizes everyone
Pages 26 & 27: Stressed by coworkers’ personalities
Pages 80 & 81: The Answers
(There are many answers for any dilemma.
The players can read the “official answers” or ignore them.)
Pages 82 & 83: Replies by Office-Politics Advisers
Pages 104 & 105: Replies by Office-Politics Advisers
Benefits of the Dear Office-Politics Game
Team Building:
Dear Office-Politics builds trust through better understanding.
Enhancing Communication:
Dear Office-Politics gets people telling stories.
Exercises Ethical Muscles:
Dear Office-Politics lets people exercise their ethical muscles by role-playing ethical decisions.
Appreciating Roles:
Dear Office-Politics gets people talking about roles and responsibilities.
Raise Awareness:
Dear Office-Politics raises awareness of the other person’s feelings.
Understanding Culture and Fit:
For bulk copies discount please email [ceo AT officepolitics.com]
Size: 6.75 x 10.5 Pages: 144 full color
About the Author
Franke James is the inventor of the Dear Office-Politics Game and Editor & Founder of Office-Politics.com. Franke is an author, artist and speaker on social change and the environment. She is the author of Bothered By My Green Conscience, an illustrated autobiography of her journey to go green. Franke is co-founder of The James Gang Art & Design and Nerdheaven Ltd., with over 20 years experience as a creative design professional. She has a Masters in Fine Arts from the University of Victoria, and a BFA from Mount Allison University.
Dear Office-Politics and The Office-Politics® Game were invented by Franke James, MFA
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