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应该是年青的LZ把同事拍在沙滩上才对呀
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Survive Office Politics
Office politics will never go away. It's a fact of company life. However, destructive office politics can demoralize an organization, hamper productivity, and increase turnover. Here are some tips, applicable for both staff and management, on dealing with office politics.
#1: Live at peace with others
The easiest way to avoid problems with politics is to get along with people. I'm not saying you need to hug everyone and sing songs, and I'm not saying you have to be a pushover for everyone. You can be pleasant and professional, while at the same time being assertive when necessary. If you have a concern, focus only on the issue, not on the person. If you have to refuse a request, explain why and try to come up with alternative solutions.
Living at peace with others also means being careful about choosing sides during office power struggles. Aligning yourself with one faction or the other will prevent you from working effectively with people from the "other" side, thereby hampering your productivity and thus your performance. It's even worse if "your" faction loses out. Instead, try to focus on your tasks, dealing with people in either faction on the basis of the tasks alone, and avoid talk on the political issue that separates the groups.
#2: Don't talk out of school
Three can keep a secret if two of them are dead.
- Benjamin Franklin
Does your organization have issues? Have people told you things in confidence? Then keep those matters to yourself. Talking to outsiders about issues within your organization makes all of you look bad to that outsider. Furthermore, your boss or your boss's boss will not appreciate that behavior. People will find out that you spoke about what they told you, and they'll lose confidence in you and respect for you.
#3: Be helpful
We all have responsibilities and objectives, and those things should receive priority. Nonetheless, if it doesn't take too much time, being helpful to others can reap benefits for you. Does someone need a ride in the direction you live? Did your co-worker leave headlights on in the parking lot? Is someone having trouble building an Excel macro? If you can help that person, especially if you can do so without taking too much of your time, you benefit yourself as well as the other person. By doing these things, you're building political capital and loyalty. In doing so, you reduce the chances that you will be the victim of political intrigue.
#4: Stay away from gossip
I never repeat gossip, so listen carefully.
- Old joke
Nothing destroys the dynamics of an office more than gossip. Stay away from it, because nothing good comes from it. Just be sure you avoid the "holier than thou" attitude of lecturing your co-workers on the evils of gossip. You'll make them lose face, and they'll resent you. Instead, try subtly changing the subject. For example, suppose the group is talking about Jane's problems with her child, and of course Jane is absent from the group. Do some free association and try to come up with some topic that's related to Jane or her child, but won't involve gossip. Then, make a comment about that topic.
For instance, suppose you know that Jane's child is involved in a sports league. Mention this fact, thereby linking the child and the league. Then, shift the conversation so that you're now talking about the league rather than Jane's child. You could ask when schedules will be published, or if they need parent volunteers. If you do it right, no one will even notice that you've moved them away from the gossip.
#5: Stay out of those talk-down-the-boss sessions
Suppose your co-workers start complaining about the boss. If you join in, it makes you look disloyal to the boss. If you don't, it looks awkward in the group. What can you do? As with the situation of gossip, try changing the subject by linking the boss to another topic, then talking about that topic instead. Or you could simply respond to your co-workers with a smile and a tongue-in-cheek, "Come on, aren't we exaggerating? [name of boss] really isn't THAT bad." Be careful, though, because it could be taken as an admission by you that the boss is bad.
#6: Be a straight arrow
The best way to keep out of trouble politically is to be seen as someone who doesn't play office politics - in other words, a straight arrow. Do what you say you're going to do, alert people to problems, and admit your mistakes. Others will respect you, even if they don't always agree with you. More important, you have a lower chance of being a victim of politics.
#7: Address the "politics" issue openly when appropriate
Many times, when I do organizational assessments, I sense anxiety on the part of client staff. To address this anxiety, I tell people I interview that I'm not there to get people fired. I'm there to help the organization function better. It might not completely allay their fears and suspicions, but at least I've brought up the issue and addressed it.
Think about doing the same thing if you believe politics is an underlying theme at your company. Tell people you're not interested in scoring political points but only in getting the job done. It might not work, but unless you bring the matter up, there's no chance at all that they will believe you. So if a co-worker is unavailable, and you have to act on that person's behalf, consider saying to that person, "I had to act because of your absence. I wasn't trying to go behind your back and I wasn't trying to show you up."
#8: Document things
Nothing saves a job or career more than having a written record. If you believe a matter will come back to haunt you, make sure you keep a record of the matter, either via e-mail or document. Documentation is also an effective way to highlight of your own accomplishments, which can help you when your performance evaluation is conducted.
#9: Set incentives to foster teamwork
If you're a manager or senior executive, take a close look at your incentives. Are you unwittingly setting up your staff to work against each other? Do your metrics address only individual departments, or do they also address how departments could benefit the larger organization?
For example, suppose the hardware department of Sears reduced all its prices by half. If you measured only profitability of the department, you would conclude that it is performing horribly. However, that measurement would neglect to account for increased volume in all other departments because of the hardware department.
If you reward employees in a department based only on how well that department does, you may inadvertently cause destructive competition among departments. Each one will be competing against every other one, and all the departments could end up in a worse position. To minimize this possibility, give employees incentives based not only on department results but on organization results as well. That way, employees from different departments have more motivation to work together and less motivation to engage in destructive politics.
#10: Set an example for your staff
People in an organization look to leadership to see how to act. Do you want your staff to refrain from negative politics? Do you want to see collaboration and teamwork instead of petty rivalries, jealousy, and back-stabbing? Act the way you want your staff to act, and they will follow you.
That's very helpful, thanks
Office politics and internal conflicts have tremendous effect on a company's culture and produtivity. The art of management is crucial, too.
For small companies like this, the result was terrible: someone lost the job, someone stayed but had to do way more works, and the boss couldn't take control of the situation and would be worried of hiring a new assistant again. If the boss couldn't figure out a way to fix this issue, the company wouldn't grow but possibly go down eventually.
That's why effective teamwork and good management are always a good couple
Office politics and internal conflicts have tremendous effect on a company's culture and produtivity. The art of management is crucial, too.
For small companies like this, the result was terrible: someone lost the job, someone stayed but had to do way more works, and the boss couldn't take control of the situation and would be worried of hiring a new assistant again. If the boss couldn't figure out a way to fix this issue, the company wouldn't grow but possibly go down eventually.
That's why effective teamwork and good management are always a good couple
[FONT=宋体]这位前辈说的对，我当然也有责任。问题出来时大家不应该互相推卸责任，最重要的是怎样解决。[/FONT]
[FONT=宋体]但就是因为此同事把所有的责任都推到我身上，讲我坏话，而且老板又全部相信她依赖她，我也因此不清不白地丢了工作。[/FONT]
[FONT=宋体]之前[/FONT]prof[FONT=宋体]和前雇主对我的评价都非常好，只不过现在遇到小人栽了跟头，所以我才把我的[/FONT]case[FONT=宋体]拿上来跟大家分享。因为不管在哪，这种小人都太常见了，谁碰上都有可能吃亏。所以不管遇到的、没有遇到的，都欢迎来讨论交流下。[/FONT]
No offence[FONT=宋体]啊，我发现楼上在[/FONT]CFC[FONT=宋体]发的帖子和回复都比较消极，什么国内又出什么事故啦，共产党又怎样怎样啦，您有心讨论这些那应该是事业顺利生活富裕了吧[/FONT]~
[FONT=宋体]不过希望你人生积极些，乐于助人些，向前看，生活一定是美好的，对吧？这个坛子里知心人热心人都很多，向这些人学习下多好呢？[/FONT]
[FONT=宋体]祝你人生越来越顺利，好吧？[/FONT]
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没有必要扯来扯去，just move on!
不过，你也应该更加积极一些，不要把看到的、遇到的、想到的人都以为是小人。如果他们是小人，你就应该成熟起来，这就显出你是大人了。如果他们的确是小人，你再给他们计较，那么你是啥呢？
从原LZ的帖子，希望你学到些东西。老板做的没有错，完全符合正常人的习惯，因为你的同事工作久了得到了你老板的信任。可惜，你没有。
前一段时间原可口可乐-中国的总裁朱先生来给我们讲如何在职业场所做人，做一个好的基督徒。他提到了如何因应被裁的情况。可惜俺没有早点听，不然俺也许不会在被裁的时候那么火大而结果等了一年多才找到工作。朱先生讲了很多，他的重点就是说要act and think positively and do the right thing, not do the thing right even though it is important as well.
Good luck looking for another job.
And this is the recommendation from a 可口可乐总裁? And "doing the right thing" means kissing asses, bribing etc...?
Pathetic!
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谢谢你的自我评论。
其实朱先生说即使在被裁员的时候也要尽量给同事保持好的关系，这样情况改变了你也许就给招回来了。即使不被招回来，以前的同事也许在你找工作的时候美言几句，你的新工作在别处就又有了！That's the reason why I quoted him saying : it is important to do the right thing.
As to the "right thing", 愿神赐给大家有一个right的看法和智慧to realize what is the "right thing" at one specific moment。
When I was laid off in 2002, I did not do the right thing and then I couldn't be hired back as a contractor even though some friends were trying very hard to get me back.
From my experience, I begin to realize that it is not your ability or knowledge which keeps you employed in a company, it is how you interact with others to keep you employed using your ability and knowledge．
I am talking about your "not do the thing right", not "do the right thing", they are totally different things (no pun intended).
And no wonder, you are talking about God.
Sorry about that, I know nothing about God.
P.S. So exactly what " I did not do the right thing" you didn't do, enlighten us.
And no wonder, you are talking about God.
Sorry about that, I know nothing about God.
P.S. So exactly what " I did not do the right thing" you didn't do, enlighten us.
