Office Politics for Managers

Course Objectives

To effectively deal with office politics, you must first accept the reality that they exist in every environment. Once accepted, the manager can learn the different ways to successfully manage employees as well as build the support they need to grow.

• Understand the purpose and benefits of office politics.
• Setting boundaries and ground rules for new employees.
• Learn to interact and influence colleagues.
• Learn how to manage various personality types in the office.
• Determine how to gain support and effectively network.
• Recognize how you are a part of a group and how you function.

Table of Contents

Module One: Getting Started.

Module Two: New Hires.

Module Three: It’s About Interacting and Influencing.

Module Four: Dealing with Rumors, Gossip, and Half-Truths.

Module Five: Office Personalities (I)

Module Six: Office Personalities (II)

Module Seven: Getting Support for Your Projects.

Module Eight: Conflict Resolution.

Module Nine: Ethics.

Module Ten: You Are Not an Island.

Module Eleven: Social Events Outside of Work.

Module Twelve: Wrapping Up.