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Abid Mustafa, Director, United Kingdom
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In companies that are besotted by (Ed: ~ full of) politics and intrigue, problem solvers rarely fix issues and are more likely to spawn new problems that weigh heavily on the organization’s ability to serve customers and respond to market trends. This is because most problem solvers in such organizations eschew thinking about the political dimension of problems. For them problem solving is apolitical and necessitates issues to be understood and analyzed, root causes identified and validated, and initiatives developed and implemented that eventually result in workable solutions. The solutions— by and large—are delivered in the form of processes and governance models, roles and responsibilities, training, automation etc. Problem solving in this manner always conforms to the politics of the company or what I like to call the “corporate order”.
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Quarterman Lee, Consultant, United States
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Thinking Politically in Organizations
Excellent summary. The real problem is top leaders (...)
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Mike Foy
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Thinking Politically and Forming Alliances
I couldn't agree more. I think though that it's al (...)
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Nancy Roggen, OD and Professional Development , United States
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Fighting Political Warfare
Building on what Lee Quarterman said, strong focus (...)
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William Stadler, Manager, United States
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Politics in Corporate Environment are Most Damaging for Middle and Lower Management
This type of thinking can be most damaging to the (...)
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Amit Dasgupta, Director, United States
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The Courage to Fight Politics in the Corporate Environment
A very well articulated observation! The analysis (...)
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Tarcisio Bastos
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Leadership Selection Problem as a Root Cause
Should the selection process of leadership be cons (...)
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Kathleen Turner, United States
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Frustrated Change Agent
@: As a past strategist for Walmart, could not agr (...)
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John Nobel, Management Consultant, Australia
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Politics is the Art of Compromise to Get Concensus on How to Move Forward?
Nice write up. To me it depends on what success lo (...)
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KATHRYN STEINER, MBA, Entrepreneur, United States
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Ego Management Critical to Minimizing Negative Political Environment
@: there are still companies that allow the egos t (...)
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T Lee
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Thinking Politically in a Government Agency
Great post. I think there are a whole new set of i (...)
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MICHAEL PETIT, PHD, Director, Australia
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Not a Game for Beginners
An organisation is just like any other social syst (...)
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Dr. Alan Williams, Professor, Thailand
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Organization Politics can be both Helpful and Desctructive
Organization politics is here to stay. It can be h (...)
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RVRao, Management Consultant, India
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How Corporate Order Politics are Affecting Solutions
Mr Mustaffa''s detailed writing on this issue is n (...)
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Amyas Mvunelo, Director, South Africa
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Leadership and Politics
Leadership by its very nature and inevitably polit (...)
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Yahong. Liu, Manager
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Thinking Politically in the Corporate Environment
I think an eligible manager should solve problems (...)
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VAN THIENEN, Teacher, France
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Universality of Human Disorders in Organization
@: Very nice analysis. Unfortunately, problem solv (...)
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Tezera woldemedhin
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How to Solve Problems in Politically Charged Companies
I really appreciated the comment given by Abid Mus (...)
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Dario Gragnani, Manager, Italy
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Good Synthesis of a Real Problem
The sad thing is that the problem solver must be s (...)
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Dominic Kingaby, United Kingdom
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Accept Custodians of the Corporate Order as a Universal Reality
I think this is a superb explanation of the corpor (...)
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Augustine Manyau
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Politically Charged Organisation are Hard for Change Agents
I think this is the most difficult task for all ch (...)
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Peter Condon, Coach, United Kingdom
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Non-competitive Environments Will Develop a Political Pyramid
Abid Mustafa, excellent article thank you and good (...)
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Marijan Vandekolk
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Having the Courage to Challenge the (existing) Corporate Order
Excellent observation of behaviour. I agree with y (...)
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Qusai Mahgoub, ICT Consultant, Sudan
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Environmental Impacts on Political Thinking
The environment (external) affects the decisions i (...)
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Jaap de Jonge, Editor, Netherlands
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People, Managers and Organizations Have Different Drivers and Values, Causing Different (Use of) Politics
When we're talking about politics in business orga (...)
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JOSEPH SOLA ONIFADE, Manager, Nigeria
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Selfishness Sometimes Outweighs Any Other Consideration
The problems have been clearly enunciated. It is n (...)
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Ndlovu, Manager, United Kingdom
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Who Answers to the Corporate Political Thinking!
These are wise observations and thoughts. My feeli (...)
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Robert Sowell, Consultant, United States
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Thinking Politically is Like Surfing
For sociologists, politics is the expression and a (...)
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ALBAN ONWULIRI
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Thinking Politically in a Corporate Environment
In the corporate organization, the management team (...)
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Yekini Iskilu, Accountant, Nigeria
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The Problem Solver May Be Wiped to Fall in Line
The issue is that serious, that the custodian of o (...)
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Jim Carlin, United States
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Who Seeks Power and Why
Power corrupts - absolute power corrupts absolutel (...)
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Osama Kamal, Management Consultant, Egypt
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Examine the Value System that Governs
I appreciate how Abid explained and gave a clear p (...)
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Yemi Smith, Management Consultant, Nigeria
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Live and Let Die: the Irony of Reality
Lovely piece. When personal interests supersede co (...)
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Chenemi, Student (University), South Africa
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Closely Linked with the Problem of Organisational Corruption
@: I do strongly believe that the problem of selfi (...)
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Rantshoke David Makhema, Manager, South Africa
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The High Risk of Politics in Organisations Need Mitigation
I agree with the author. Such organisations govern (...)
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Andrew Blaine, Business Consultant, South Africa
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Politics and Problem Solving
Politics is concerned with the management and accu (...)
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Sriraman Nellissery Ananthanarayanan, Manager, Saudi Arabia
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Making Progress through Corporate Politics
Looks like we are taking into one aspect of manage (...)
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Salhat Abbasova, Manager, Azerbaijan
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Thinking Politically in the Corporate Environment
A leader must choose the best strategy in order to (...)
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Namrata Ramchandra Shelar, India
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Thinking Politically in the Corporate Environment Grows with Experience
Thinking politically and not intellectually become (...)
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Adonis, Business Consultant, France
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Politics May Radically Change the Management Structure
Any company has to face new sociopolitical challen (...)
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leonard haggai oduori, Project Manager, Kenya
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Conditions for Engaging in Corporate Politics
The strategies for creating successful interventio (...)
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Roel van Tiel, Analyst, Netherlands
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This Problem Can Only Be Changed from the Top Down
Imho, in these types of companies, the only way to (...)
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Jose Luis Gallardo R, Manager, Mexico
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Thinking Politically in the Auto Industry
Unfortunately the evolution in this segment is slo (...)
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Dilip Khanal, CEO, Nepal
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Political Thinking May Promote Agility
Many organizations are normally slow in identifyin (...)
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Marijan Vandekolk
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Politically 'lost in Translations'
@: I think we are getting "lost in translations" a (...)
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WINIFRED AMUGI, Student (MBA), Ghana
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Every Individual is a Political Being
Every individual is generally a political being an (...)
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Robert Sowell, Consultant, United States
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Thinking Politically in Business is a Factor
@ : you are "spot on" with the observation that ev (...)
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Inken Lasar, Germany
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Political Behavior is Evolutionary Heritage and Dependent on Cultural Context
Excellent article – I agree that politics plays an (...)
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Sylvie Girard, Director, Canada
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Politic and Problem Solving - Leadership is a Must
Solving problems in a political environment is imp (...)
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edward sevume, Sweden
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Corporate Politcs and Organizational Thinking
I just finished reading a biography about Steve Jo (...)
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Ochora Onek, Student (MBA), Uganda
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Corporates and Politics
Good article by Mustaffa. Corporate politics belie (...)
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Amit Deorukhkar, United States
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A Solution for the Problem Solver in a Political Environment...
The Problem Solver here will be at great risk and (...)
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Max Xiao, Manager, China
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Master it Before Challenging It
@: The best way to change a thing is to master it (...)
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