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HiPerfTeam Coaching
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HiPerf, Inc.
Helping you bridge the gap between strategy and success
5416 Edenfield Drive
Kernersville, NC 27284
336-918-4616 [email protected]
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Political Savvy
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?“Being Political” vs. having “political savvy”
“Being political” vs. having “political savvy”
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Being a “Political Animal or Operator” can mean:
•Motivated by own agenda•Primary goal is to advance own career•Seeks out people in a position of influence to advance own position•Works the crowd with clear career objective in mind•Chooses high-visibility projects•Employees are merely a means to the end•Micromanages, assumes credit for work of others
Having Political Savvy or being Political Astute can mean:
•Capable of adapting one’s style, tactics and skills to get done what needs to be done•Knows the organization and is focused on what is right for the organization•Willing to help others look good•Treats people with respect, supporting those who are working for the same objective•Ensuring that the influence ones are active participants in key decisions•Knows who the people “who get things done” •Analyzes each situation and each person•Uses multiple approaches to making things work•Anticipates where the land mines are and plans approach accordingly
Learning Objectives
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•Build an awareness that organizations are politically complex •Recognize the importance of navigating successfully in that environment•Discuss how to anticipate and respond appropriately•Identify ways to expand one’s sphere of influence for the good of the overall organization
Key Elements of Political Savvy
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•Be Business Smart – ethical positive politics is political savvy
•Build a network of relationships to achieve common goals
•Achieve organizational effectiveness and reach individual success at same time
Political Savvy is:
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•Building influence through relationships and results
•Perceiving organizational and political reality and acting accordingly
•Having a positive impact on organizational and personal effectiveness
•Modeling leadership
Politics and “Political” Sound Negative
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Impact of negative organizational politics •Internal competition•Friction•Turf wars•Silos•Reduced motivation to achieve organizational goals
“…in corporate America that negative politics reduces productivity, collaborative spirit and appropriate career outcomes by greater than 30%. And, in times of change, it can result in inappropriate choices in strategic direction, products, markets, projects, and people for the situation up to and greater than 50% of the time.”
- Oct. 15, 2008 www.politicalsavvy.com (Dealing with Negative Politics)
Expanding Your Sphere of Influence
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Who do you know
Your Directorate
Other Major Directorates
Other geographical locations
Agency/
Department
Higher grade than me
Same grade or about the same as me
Lower grade than me
Source: Joan Lloyd, The Business Journal of Milwaukee
Key Concepts
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Developing political savvy is a tool for:•Building effective relationships and work products•Going beyond merely what you know to whom you know and who knows you•Managing organizational change•Creating synergy for the “greater good” •Encouraging ethical behavior and stewardship
Next Steps
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•What?
•So What?
•Now What?
Related Information and Resources
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•Political Savvy: Systematic Approaches to Leadership Behind the Scenes by Joel R. DeLuca, Ph.D. www.PoliticalSavvy.com
•The Career Decisions Planner: When to Move, When to Stay and When to Go Out on Your Own, by Joan Lloyd www.joanlloyd.com
•This topic is related to additional HiPerf, Inc. Team Coaching topics such as Emotional/Social Intelligence or Effectiveness, Feedback, Conflict Management and Communications
