Office politics is not more than communication. When someone is communicate better than other person. He achieve the desired result. The other person thinks he faced the politics.
I am facing the same challenges, Even I am 44 years old. I am more techy than political.
Most of the time, I failed not due to my work, knowledge and expertise but I failed due to not capable to handle office politics. If you are facing the same problem. This series is about you.
And in this post, I am giving you starting point of being political. That is necessary, If you cannot do that certainly politics will do for you.
So first point is it’s not about you. Sometimes, we think, why he did with you. Why that happen to me.
” Why me Why me lord”. No if someone else is at your place, he will also face the same challenges as you faced. He faced the same office politics and also targeted about.
So first of all we have to get rid of victim mindset. It is not about us, it is about them. They did it because they want something.
So first rule is just acceptance. That is lack in your work, that is exploited. So you need to work extremely hard. Get extra time for verifying things, reading and correcting.
You must be expert in someone. Expert does not mean, you can complete the task in less time, But you can complete task with less errors.
So first article is finish here two points I shared that
Its not about you, its about them. Never take anything personal. It is professional.
Become exceptional good in anything. Suppose I decided that I will be the number one functional consultant. Then I have to put extra hours to become exceptional.