Office Politics - Lessons from my TOUGHEST Project

How to deal with office politics is a key question asked by young professionals. Office politics can often be unfair and frustrating. In this video I am sharing key lessons on how to win at office politics. I am a former consultant and these lessons are from my toughest project. Learn how to deal with workplace politics and master corporate politics in your job.

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Chapters
00:00 Politics at Work
01:36 Incident: Failed Kick-off
03:08 Incident: Unresponsive Client
04:43 Incident: Misunderstandings
06:18 Context on Consulting Politics
08:01 Perception is Reality
09:47 Document Checklist (free download)
10:32 Lesson: Driver Seat
13:05 Lesson: Agenda Setting
14:47 Lesson: Paper Trails
16:05 Lesson: Escalation Tactics

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