Navigate Your Organization in a Time of Change

Andrea Kulsrud Manager of Contract Administration and Negotiation Welcome Andrea Kulsrud Manager of Contract Administration and Negotiation

Jo Miller Women’s Leadership Speaker and Founding Editor of BeLeaderly.com. Helps emerging women leaders create a roadmap for their career advancement. Has traveled widely in Europe, Asia Pacific, and the Middle East to deliver keynotes and teach workshops for conferences, professional associations and corporate women’s initiatives. A leading authority on women’s leadership, Jo delivers more than 70 speaking presentations annually to audiences of up to 1,200.

Do you enjoy playing the game? Office Politics Do you enjoy playing the game?

I asked 169 webinar attendees how they deal with office politics I asked 169 webinar attendees how they deal with office politics. Over 80% said their response is to either ignore it, or reluctantly play the game where necessary. In LinkedIn’s 2013 survey of 954 professional women, 23% said office politics as their biggest frustration. Many women managers find engaging in office politics to be difficult and painful, and some even view it as “evil”. — Ruderman and Ohlott, 2002. Emerging Women Leaders Webinar Series, “Win at the Game of Office Politics.” www.beleaderly.com/learn In LinkedIn's 2013 survey of 954 professional women, 23% reported that their biggest work frustration was office politics. Research by Ruderman and Ohlott shows many women managers view politics as “evil” and find engaging in political behavior
 to be difficult and painful. (2002)

So why not just ignore it?

“…avoiding (office) politics altogether can be deadly for your career. Every workplace has an intricate system of power, and you can — and should —work it ethically to your best advantage.”  — Erin Burt, Seven Career Killers.

Those who are politically savvy Have better career prospects Have better career trajectories Are seen as more promotable Are less likely to derail “Women and Political Savvy,” Leslie and Gentry, 2012.

4 competencies of the positively politically savvy: Social astuteness Interpersonal influence Networking ability Sincerity “Development and Validation of the Political Skill Inventory,” Florida State University Foundation, 2005.

Who do you know who does this well Who do you know who does this well? What qualities or characteristics do they have?

Organizational Awareness: Office Politics Organizational Awareness: Being an astute observer of the communication and relationships that surround you in your organization.

The Org Chart

The Shadow Organization Map

The Org Chart

Relationships

Relationships Influence

Relationships Influence Coalitions

Relationships Influence Coalitions

Relationships Influence Coalitions Key Influencers

Relationships Influence Coalitions Key Influencers Verticals

Exercise What are some ways to gather information to map your shadow organization? In face-to-face interactions Virtually

Every organization has unwritten, unspoken “Rules of the Game”.

Exercise Identify some “rules of the game” in your organization. What are ways to navigate ethically and effectively within these rules?

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“… a really great piece of advice I learned early on in my career and I’ve used continuously: never let an organization’s structure get in the way of achieving results. I’ve found that one needs to operate inside and outside of the structure, with a positive attitude, always moving forward, filling in the gaps where needed.” Vivian Banta, Vice Chairman, Insurance, Prudential Financial.