Mastering Office Politics

Why is it important to engage in office politics?

• To avoid getting promotions

• To escape company politics

• To increase your influence and reputation

• To lose by default

What is the key to winning in office politics according to the first rule?

• Winning battles against your boss

• Avoiding your boss

• Creating win-win situations

• Making your boss look bad

Why is reputation more important than the actual work you do?

• Because it helps you avoid office drama

• Because it doesn't affect your opportunities

• Because it makes you work harder

• Because it is less important than work

What should your unique impact ideally do?

• Increase revenue or decrease costs

• Make you work harder

• Be similar to others' work

• Focus only on decreasing costs

What is the fourth rule of office politics?

• Success is solitary

• Success is not solitary

• Avoid building relationships

• Focus only on individual achievements

How can you increase your chances of success according to the fourth rule?

• By working alone

• By building powerful alliances

• By avoiding strategic relationships

• By focusing only on personal goals

What should you consider when developing relationships at work?

• What is in it for you

• What is in it for them

• How to avoid them

• How to compete with them

What is the fifth rule of office politics?

• Ignore others' motivations

• It's all about you

• It's not about you

• Focus on your own needs

Why is it important to understand your adversaries in office politics?

• To know their motivations and actions

• To avoid them

• To ignore them

• To compete with them

What is the benefit of putting others at the center of your approach?

• It helps you ignore them

• It reduces your chances of success

• It allows you to understand them better

• It makes you focus on yourself