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Thinking Politically in the Corporate Environment
Abid Mustafa, Director, United Kingdom, Member
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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Thinking Politically in Organizations
Quarterman Lee, Consultant, United States, Member Excellent summary. The real problem is top leadership. Unfortunately, the corporate order rarely changes until the pain is to great to ignore. ...  |
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Thinking Politically and Forming Alliances
Mike Foy, United Kingdom, Member I couldn't agree more. I think though that it's also worth bearing in mind that the prevailing corporate order can be to some degree determined by ... |
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Fighting Political Warfare
Nancy Roggen, OD and Professional Development , United States, Member Building on what Lee Quarterman said, strong focused leadership can limit the damage of political warfare.
Unfortunately, all too often t... |
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Leadership Selection Problem as a Root Cause
Tarcisio Bastos, Manager, Canada, Member Should the selection process of leadership be considered as one of the premises for success rather than simply a demonstration of power by those who s... |
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Thinking Politically in a Government Agency
T Lee, Analyst, Australia, Member Great post. I think there are a whole new set of issues though for middle managers in the government sector, which is inherently political. |
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Not a Game for Beginners
MICHAEL PETIT, PHD, Director, Australia, Member An organisation is just like any other social system. Underpinning every social system is a power structure. Invariably the power structure det... |
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Leadership and Politics
Amyas Mvunelo, Director, South Africa, Member Leadership by its very nature and inevitably political across all sectors.
All leaders must have a degree of political intelligence |
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Good Synthesis of a Real Problem
Dario Gragnani, Manager, Italy, Member The sad thing is that the problem solver must be something like a (super)hero.
We should also reflect on how to design companies in such a way... |
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Environmental Impacts on Political Thinking
Qusai Mahgoub, Strategy Consultant, Sudan, Member The environment (external) affects the decisions in the organization directly. I mean by the environment the economic system, regulations and policies... |
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People, Managers and Organizations Have Different Drivers and Values, Causing Different (Use of) Politics
Jaap de Jonge, CEO, Netherlands, Editor When we're talking about politics in business organizations, it's useful to consider that employees, managers, leaders, departments, business units an... |
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Who Answers to the Corporate Political Thinking!
Ndlovu, Manager, United Kingdom, Member These are wise observations and thoughts. My feeling is that senior management are the ones that will always think politically and answer to all polit... |
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Thinking Politically is Like Surfing
Robert Sowell, Consultant, United States, Member For sociologists, politics is the expression and application of power. It's in all relationships and social structures.
Thinking of polit... |
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Thinking Politically in a Corporate Environment
ALBAN ONWULIRI, Student (University), Nigeria, Member In the corporate organization, the management team is established to think for the organization. The organizational thinkers who are also decision mak... |
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The Problem Solver May Be Wiped to Fall in Line
Yekini Iskilu, Accountant, Nigeria, Member The issue is that serious, that the custodian of office order usually denies the problem solver what is due to him, in order to force him to abandon h... |
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Who Seeks Power and Why
Jim Carlin, United States, Member Power corrupts - absolute power corrupts absolutely.
It attracts those who do not examine their life - or anybody else.... |
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Examine the Value System that Governs
Osama Kamal, Management Consultant, Egypt, Member I appreciate how Abid explained and gave a clear picture of the struggle that happens in many systems.
But I think that if you work in an organi... |
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Live and Let Die: the Irony of Reality
Yemi Smith, Management Consultant, Nigeria, Member Lovely piece. When personal interests supersede corporate interest, corporate order is what you get. It's a game of survival at all cost. Like Quarter... |
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Politics and Problem Solving
Andrew Blaine, Business Consultant, South Africa, Member Politics is concerned with the management and accumulation of power.
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Making Progress through Corporate Politics
Sriraman Nellissery Ananthanarayanan, Manager, Saudi Arabia, Member Looks like we are taking into one aspect of management. We all work in comfort level and corporate politics is to work within allowed comfort level in... |
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Conditions for Engaging in Corporate Politics
leonard haggai oduori, Project Manager, Kenya, Member The strategies for creating successful interventions in an organization are very much a product of the uniqueness of an individual.
If you are v... |
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Thinking Politically in the Auto Industry
Jose Luis Gallardo R, Manager, Mexico, Member Unfortunately the evolution in this segment is slow, because not to many top managers want to change their style or leadership. However, the evolution... |
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Political Thinking May Promote Agility
Dilip Khanal, CEO, Nepal, Member Many organizations are normally slow in identifying the clients' requirements. A politician can identify and respond to customer requirements in a ... |
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Every Individual is a Political Being
WINIFRED AMUGI, Student (MBA), Ghana, Member Every individual is generally a political being and thus organisational politics cannot be ignored. The team leader should provide leadership in solvi... |
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Corporate Politcs and Organizational Thinking
edward sevume, Sweden, Member I just finished reading a biography about Steve Jobs and one of the things that I realized was how good he was at politics at Apple. It dawned on me t... |
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Corporates and Politics
Ochora Onek, Student (MBA), Uganda, Member Good article by Mustaffa. Corporate politics belie the desire for self actualization by the different players near the apex of the organization. This ... |
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