Secrets To Winning At Office Politics: How To Achieve Your Goals And Increase Your Influence At Work

Secrets To Winning At Office Politics: How To Achieve Your Goals And Increase Your Influence At Work

Get Ahead, Gain Influence, Get What You WantOffice politics are an unavoidable fact of life in every workplace. To accomplish your personal and business goals, you must learn to successfully play the political game in your organization. Whether you are a new player or a seasoned veteran, Secrets to Winning at Office Politics can help you increase your personal power without compromising your integrity or taking advantage of others. This smart, practical guide shows you how to stop wasting energy on things you can't change and start taking steps to get what you want. Written by an organizational psychologist and corporate consultant, Marie G. McIntyre's Secrets to Winning at Office Politics uses real-life examples of political winners and losers to illustrate the behaviors that contribute to success or failure at work. You will be shown techniques for managing your boss more effectively, improving your influence skills, changing the way you are perceived, and dealing with difficult people. Using these proven strategies for political success, you will then be able to create a Political Game Plan that outlines the steps necessary to accomplish your own individual goals.Review"A terrific new book . . . it's a must-read!" -- Fortune Magazine"Fresh, thoughtful, and provocative . . . McIntyre has written one of the best guidebooks to date on this subject for career-oriented professionals." -- The Albuquerque Tribune"Thorough and thoughtful, [the author] is no Pollyanna and has a realistic understanding of how things really work and why." -- The Miami HeraldAbout the AuthorMarie G. McIntyre, Ph.D. operates a career coaching business in Atlanta, GA, and the website YourOfficeCoach.com .?She is the author of two books - Secrets to Winning at Office Politics and The Management Team Handbook - and writes a newspaper column, Your Office Coach, for the McClatchy-Tribune News Service.?Her column appears in papers throughout the United States and Canada.?Marie's advice is frequently quoted in print and online publications, including Fortune, the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, CNBC, CNN International, Money, Canadian Business, The Street, Men's Health, LifetimeTV.com, and many others.?She conducts national webinars for Business Management Daily, Business 21, and other business resource companies. In her business, Marie focuses on career coaching, leadership development, conflict resolution, and teambuilding.?Through phone coaching sessions and email, she works with clients from throughout the United States and many parts of the world.?She has taught classes and leadership workshops at Georgia State University, Emory University, and the University of Georgia.?Marie previously held management positions in both business and government, including Director of Human Resources in a Fortune 500 company. She has more than twenty years' experience in management, leadership development, and career coaching.