Comments on: Office politics is not optional: Five tips for doing it better http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/08/02/office-politics-is-not-optional-five-tips-for-doing-it-better/ Advice at the intersection of work and life Sun, 08 Nov 2009 06:47:54 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Register Limited Company http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/08/02/office-politics-is-not-optional-five-tips-for-doing-it-better/comment-page-1/#comment-213416 Register Limited Company Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:38:08 +0000 http://lolindrath.dyndns.org/lolindrath/wordpress/2006/08/02/office-politics-is-not-optional-five-tips-for-doing-it-better/#comment-213416 <a href="http://www.anewcompany.co.uk" rel="nofollow"> Register Limited Company </a>New Company Group are one of the UK's leading online company formation agents offering new company formation, company VAT registration, company registration, company secretary, domain name registration, company searches and company information services in UK. Register Limited Company New Company Group are one of the UK's leading online company formation agents offering new company formation, company VAT registration, company registration, company secretary, domain name registration, company searches and company information services in UK.

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]]> By: Send gifts to Pakistan http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/08/02/office-politics-is-not-optional-five-tips-for-doing-it-better/comment-page-1/#comment-212593 Send gifts to Pakistan Sat, 24 Oct 2009 17:10:44 +0000 http://lolindrath.dyndns.org/lolindrath/wordpress/2006/08/02/office-politics-is-not-optional-five-tips-for-doing-it-better/#comment-212593 Nice and informative post. Nice and informative post.

]]> By: fairy and angel wings costume http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/08/02/office-politics-is-not-optional-five-tips-for-doing-it-better/comment-page-1/#comment-208898 fairy and angel wings costume Fri, 09 Oct 2009 13:37:30 +0000 http://lolindrath.dyndns.org/lolindrath/wordpress/2006/08/02/office-politics-is-not-optional-five-tips-for-doing-it-better/#comment-208898 Office Politics become common now-a-days. Be an optimistic person. This politics is helpful for everyone to develop our career. Then only we can achieve our goal. Office Politics become common now-a-days. Be an optimistic person. This politics is helpful for everyone to develop our career. Then only we can achieve our goal.

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]]> By: Eric O http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/08/02/office-politics-is-not-optional-five-tips-for-doing-it-better/comment-page-1/#comment-139960 Eric O Wed, 02 Apr 2008 18:01:11 +0000 http://lolindrath.dyndns.org/lolindrath/wordpress/2006/08/02/office-politics-is-not-optional-five-tips-for-doing-it-better/#comment-139960 penelope is too awesome for words. so... nuff said. :) penelope is too awesome for words. so… nuff said. :)

]]> By: Anonymous http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/08/02/office-politics-is-not-optional-five-tips-for-doing-it-better/comment-page-1/#comment-106727 Anonymous Fri, 24 Aug 2007 15:42:15 +0000 http://lolindrath.dyndns.org/lolindrath/wordpress/2006/08/02/office-politics-is-not-optional-five-tips-for-doing-it-better/#comment-106727 I just want to give Jeremy KUDOS!! Great response, I admire you for going after the goals that were more important to you. I am really beginning to think the corporate ladder climbing, office politics, "I feel like I'm back in high school sometimes" cliques I have experienced in my past jobs have pushed me to my limit. I CAN'T TAKE IT..I DESPISE OFFICE POLITICS!! I just want to give Jeremy KUDOS!! Great response, I admire you for going after the goals that were more important to you. I am really beginning to think the corporate ladder climbing, office politics, "I feel like I'm back in high school sometimes" cliques I have experienced in my past jobs have pushed me to my limit. I CAN'T TAKE IT..I DESPISE OFFICE POLITICS!!

]]> By: Mel http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/08/02/office-politics-is-not-optional-five-tips-for-doing-it-better/comment-page-1/#comment-105168 Mel Mon, 30 Jul 2007 20:46:53 +0000 http://lolindrath.dyndns.org/lolindrath/wordpress/2006/08/02/office-politics-is-not-optional-five-tips-for-doing-it-better/#comment-105168 Penelope, I just came across this article. Don't you think that office politics can be used against someone to create a perception of someone that ISN'T reality? My boss attempted to penalize me because a subordinate (not using this pejoratively, but someone lower in rank in the department) "thought" that I didn't speak to him one day when I was all of the way across the room from him, engaged in conversation with someone else. Then, I was told that even though these people--who are just as human as I--may not speak to me on a repeated in the hallways (which I think is quite rude), etc., I should ALWAYS speak to them, because I am seen as the "professional person." Through this, people viewed me as a mean, unlikable person, but I say that whatever your rank, if you don't talk to me, I'm only going to continue to suffer from the indignation of NOT getting a response from you when you are right in my face or when I pass you by in the hallway for so long. I think it's rude and I think it's also an ABUSE of office politics when subordinates with self-esteem problems create incidents to make superiors (but not managers) look as though the superiors are the ones who are the bad ones. I think it's bull shyt, and I just wanted to point out how people can ABUSE you through office politics, just because they don't like you. Penelope, I just came across this article. Don't you think that office politics can be used against someone to create a perception of someone that ISN'T reality? My boss attempted to penalize me because a subordinate (not using this pejoratively, but someone lower in rank in the department) "thought" that I didn't speak to him one day when I was all of the way across the room from him, engaged in conversation with someone else. Then, I was told that even though these people–who are just as human as I–may not speak to me on a repeated in the hallways (which I think is quite rude), etc., I should ALWAYS speak to them, because I am seen as the "professional person." Through this, people viewed me as a mean, unlikable person, but I say that whatever your rank, if you don't talk to me, I'm only going to continue to suffer from the indignation of NOT getting a response from you when you are right in my face or when I pass you by in the hallway for so long. I think it's rude and I think it's also an ABUSE of office politics when subordinates with self-esteem problems create incidents to make superiors (but not managers) look as though the superiors are the ones who are the bad ones. I think it's bull shyt, and I just wanted to point out how people can ABUSE you through office politics, just because they don't like you.

]]> By: Prashant http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/08/02/office-politics-is-not-optional-five-tips-for-doing-it-better/comment-page-1/#comment-46672 Prashant Thu, 22 Mar 2007 06:18:21 +0000 http://lolindrath.dyndns.org/lolindrath/wordpress/2006/08/02/office-politics-is-not-optional-five-tips-for-doing-it-better/#comment-46672 My current boss set a KRA for my forthcoming appraisal - do I spend enough time with my peers/subordinates? (Even those who are currently not on my team). This requires that I move around the cubes, meeting people and chatting with them, at least once a day. I've devised 2 methods for increasing the effectiveness: 1. I take a different route to the bathroom/water cooler every time 2. I keep an open box of candies on my desk, so that people are tempted to stop by and pick one. If I'm busy, I just smile. Otherwise, I chat with them for a couple of minutes. Cheers, Prashant My current boss set a KRA for my forthcoming appraisal – do I spend enough time with my peers/subordinates? (Even those who are currently not on my team). This requires that I move around the cubes, meeting people and chatting with them, at least once a day. I've devised 2 methods for increasing the effectiveness:

1. I take a different route to the bathroom/water cooler every time
2. I keep an open box of candies on my desk, so that people are tempted to stop by and pick one. If I'm busy, I just smile. Otherwise, I chat with them for a couple of minutes.

Cheers,

Prashant

]]> By: Jasmine http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/08/02/office-politics-is-not-optional-five-tips-for-doing-it-better/comment-page-1/#comment-871 Jasmine Fri, 11 Aug 2006 04:00:57 +0000 http://lolindrath.dyndns.org/lolindrath/wordpress/2006/08/02/office-politics-is-not-optional-five-tips-for-doing-it-better/#comment-871 Frankly I think there are more similarities than differences. The 5 points suggested by Janson could most likily work here as well, especially the last one which is "to network before you need to network". In Chinese there is a saying "One never go to a Buddhist temple for nothing" and it's often used as a scarsism for people who "network" only when needed. Frankly I think there are more similarities than differences. The 5 points suggested by Janson could most likily work here as well, especially the last one which is "to network before you need to network". In Chinese there is a saying "One never go to a Buddhist temple for nothing" and it's often used as a scarsism for people who "network" only when needed.

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