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21 Dirty Tricks at Work
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21 Dirty Tricks at Work

How to Beat the Game of Office Politics

Capstone, 2005 plus...


Editorial Rating

8

Qualities

  • Innovative
  • Applicable

Recommendation

Thinking that the only thing you have to do at the office is good work is naïve. Every company has people who will stop at nothing to further their own agendas. Hiding your head in the sand (or behind your computer screen) only makes you an easy target. Instead, learn about the common dirty tricks played in offices and protect yourself from becoming a victim. To outmaneuver the manipulators, getAbstract recommends reading this clever, short introductory course on office politics. Organizational experts Mike Phipps and Colin Gautrey have done the research for you, identifying the most common and insidious dirty tricks, and outlining strategies for putting up your defenses or, when appropriate, confronting the attackers. Oftentimes, simply exposing the trick reduces its potency and sends the perpetrator scurrying back into the shadows.

Take-Aways

  • The best way to protect yourself against dirty tricks at the office is to know about them in advance. Recognizing dirty workplace tricks diminishes their power.
  • Politicking, manipulation and Machiavellian managers exist in every office.
  • Office manipulators assign “fall guys” to lead positions on failing projects, and ask “scapegoats” to present things that are controversial or unpleasant.

About the Authors

Mike Phipps and Colin Gautrey co-founded a company that helps individuals and organizations develop necessary political skills. Phipps has consulted with some of the world’s largest corporations. Gautrey is a business professional, trainer and coach.


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    A. E. 7 years ago
    Not impressed either by summary or content of the book. Hard to distinguish
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    A. A. 8 years ago
    Learn
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    G. C. 8 years ago
    This is a horrible summary. It explains all the problems and gives a few platitudes that anyone using Google could find out....'be true to yourself!'...what? We're are the 21 that are promised or that resolve the problem scenarios in the summary. Truly disappointing.