Management and Supervisory Training
- Advanced Supervision for Experienced Leaders
- After All, You're the Supervisor
- The Art of Influencing Others
- Basic Economics
- Coaching
- Coaching Conversations
- Counseling Employees
- Curing Negativity in the Workplace
- Dealing with Change in the Workplace
- Decision Analysis
- Drug Issues in the Workplace
- Effective Delegating
- Effective Discipline
- Emotional Intelligence
- Ethical Uses of Power in Organizations
- Fair Supervisory Practices
- Fundamentals of Effective Facilitation
- Fundamentals of Strategic Planning
- Goal Setting for Success
- Habits of Successful People
- Habits of Successful People: A Follow–Up Workshop
- How to Conduct Internal Investigations
- Identification Theft: More Than Just an Inconvenience
- Juggling Multiple Priorities
- Leadership Fundamentals
- Leading Though Change
- Managing Diversity
- Managing an Older, More Experienced Workforce
- Managing a Younger, Less Experienced Workforce
- Managing for Results without Authority
- Matching Supervisory Styles to Employee Needs
- Media Relations
- Motivation
- Office Politics
- Overcoming a Culture of Entitlement
- Performance Appraisal
- Positive Approaches to Resolving Performance Problems
- Preventing Violent and Aggressive Behavior
- Principles of Good to Great
- Recognizing the Signs of Suicide
- Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
- Supervising Former Peers
- Time Management
- Work Ethic — Managing Performance Beyond Mediocrity
- Would I Work for Me?
Office Politics
Session Format:
One 4–Hour Session
Introduction
When you hear the phrase “office politics,” most people associate it with negative behavior. However, office politics can be beneficial both to individuals and the organization as a whole. This class offers you a unique perspective on office politics and strategies for what to do when power plays, favoritism and gossip disrupt productivity.
Objectives
The participant will learn to: (1) identify and effectively handle devious tactics, build rapport and develop genuine relationships (2) assess their level of political involvement (3) identify how to make office politics positive, and (4) implement recovery strategies.
Content Outline
- Defining office politics
- Understanding office politics
- Surviving office politics
Who Should Attend
This seminar is intended for management teams, team leaders, and supervisors.
