{"id":2542,"date":"2010-05-23T16:50:48","date_gmt":"2010-05-23T20:50:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.officepolitics.com\/advice\/?page_id=2542"},"modified":"2020-05-18T19:13:20","modified_gmt":"2020-05-19T02:13:20","slug":"dear-office-politics-interior-spreads","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.officepolitics.com\/advice\/dear-office-politics-interior-spreads\/","title":{"rendered":"Dear Office-Politics: Interior Spreads"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The game was invented by author and site founder, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.officepolitics.com\/advice\/?page_id=34\">Franke James<\/a><\/strong>. Dear Office-Politics features replies by Office Politics Advisers: <strong>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,<\/strong> and <strong>Marty Seldman, Ph.D.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Game book structure &amp; sample interior layouts<\/h3>\n<p>The book is divided into three parts. I. The Game Rules. II. The Dilemmas. III. The Answers.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.officepolitics.com\/images\/OP_titlepage.jpg\" alt=\"Inside layout sample: Dear Office-Politics game book\" width=\"400\" height=\"313\" border=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Pages VI, VII: Title page<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.officepolitics.com\/images\/page4_rules.jpg\" alt=\"Inside layout sample: Dear Office-Politics game book\" width=\"400\" height=\"313\" border=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Pages 4 &amp; 5: Dear Office-Politics Game rules and Evaluation Grid<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">(A quadrant of ethical questions help players decide whether the advice is ethical, savvy and doable.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.officepolitics.com\/images\/page6_dilemmas.jpg\" alt=\"Inside layout sample: Dear Office-Politics game book\" width=\"400\" height=\"313\" border=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Pages 6 &amp; 7: The Dilemmas<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.officepolitics.com\/images\/page9_princess.jpg\" alt=\"Inside layout sample: Dear Office-Politics game book\" width=\"400\" height=\"313\" border=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Pages 8 &amp; 9: How do I put an &#8220;office princess&#8221; in her place?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.officepolitics.com\/images\/page11_cactus.jpg\" alt=\"Inside layout sample: Dear Office-Politics game book\" width=\"400\" height=\"313\" border=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Pages 10 &amp; 11: The new guy I hired is hated<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.officepolitics.com\/images\/page15_nostar.jpg\" alt=\"Inside layout sample: Dear Office-Politics game book\" width=\"400\" height=\"313\" border=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Pages 14 &amp; 15: No longer the star in my boss&#8217;s eyes<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.officepolitics.com\/images\/page16_noisy.jpg\" alt=\"Inside layout sample: Dear Office-Politics game book\" width=\"400\" height=\"313\" border=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Pages 16 &amp; 17: How do I get my loudmouth coworkers to be quiet?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.officepolitics.com\/images\/page23_perfume.jpg\" alt=\"Inside layout sample: Dear Office-Politics game book\" width=\"400\" height=\"313\" border=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Pages 22 &amp; 23: Gasping for air<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.officepolitics.com\/images\/page24_crab.jpg\" alt=\"Inside layout sample: Dear Office-Politics game book\" width=\"400\" height=\"313\" border=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Pages 24 &amp; 25: The office crab criticizes everyone<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.officepolitics.com\/images\/page26_stressed.jpg\" alt=\"Inside layout sample: Dear Office-Politics game book\" width=\"400\" height=\"313\" border=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Pages 26 &amp; 27: Stressed by coworkers&#8217; personalities<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.officepolitics.com\/images\/page80_answers.jpg\" alt=\"Inside layout sample: Dear Office-Politics game book\" width=\"400\" height=\"313\" border=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Pages 80 &amp; 81: The Answers<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">(There are many answers for any dilemma.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The players can read the &#8220;official answers&#8221; or ignore them.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.officepolitics.com\/images\/page82_answer.jpg\" alt=\"Inside layout sample: Dear Office-Politics game book\" width=\"400\" height=\"313\" border=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Pages 82 &amp; 83: Replies by Office-Politics Advisers<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.officepolitics.com\/images\/page104_answer.jpg\" alt=\"Inside layout sample: Dear Office-Politics game book\" width=\"400\" height=\"313\" border=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Pages 104 &amp; 105: Replies by Office-Politics Advisers<\/p>\n<p><a style=\"border: none;\" title=\"Amazon link to buy\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1439230544?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=officepolitic-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=1439230544&quot;&gt;Dear Office-Politics: the game everyone plays&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;img src=\" target=\" mce_src=\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.officepolitics.com\/images\/dear_back2.jpg\" alt=\"Inside layout sample: Back of Dear Office-Politics game book\" width=\"150\" height=\"356\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Benefits of the Dear Office-Politics Game<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Team Building:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dear Office-Politics builds trust through better understanding.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Enhancing Communication:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dear Office-Politics gets people telling stories.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Exercises Ethical Muscles:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dear Office-Politics lets people exercise their ethical muscles by role-playing ethical decisions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Appreciating Roles:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dear Office-Politics gets people talking about roles and responsibilities.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Raise Awareness:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dear Office-Politics raises awareness of the other person&#8217;s feelings.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Understanding Culture and Fit:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a style=\"border: none;\" title=\"amazon link to buy\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1439230544?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=officepolitic-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=1439230544&quot;&gt;Dear Office-Politics: the game everyone plays&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;img src=\" target=\" mce_src=\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Order from Amazon.com: $34.99<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>For bulk copies discount<\/strong> please email [ceo AT officepolitics.com]<\/p>\n<p>Size: 6.75 x 10.5 Pages: 144 full color<\/p>\n<p><strong>About the Author<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.officepolitics.com\/advice\/?page_id=34\">Franke James<\/a> is the inventor of the Dear Office-Politics Game and Editor &amp; Founder of Office-Politics.com. Franke is an author, artist and speaker on social change and the environment. She is the author of <a title=\"Amazon link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0865716463?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=officepolitic-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0865716463\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bothered By My Green Conscience<\/a>, an illustrated autobiography of her journey to go green. Franke is co-founder of The James Gang Art &amp; 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.<\/p>\n<p>Dear Office-Politics and The Office-Politics\u00ae Game were invented by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.officepolitics.com\/advice\/?page_id=34\">Franke James, MFA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Office-Politics\u00ae is a registered trademark of Nerdheaven Ltd.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a9 2000-2020, Nerdheaven Ltd. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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