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Winning in a World Where Hard Work and Talent Aren't Enough
Currency
September 2006
On Sale: September 19, 2006
256 pages
ISBN: 0385507585
EAN: 9780385507585
Paperback
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Self-Help
As management professor and consultant Kathleen Reardon
explains in her new book, It's All Politics, talent and hard
work alone will not get you to the top. What separates the
winners from the losers in corporate life is politics. As Reardon explains, the most talented and accomplished
employees often take a backseat to their politically adept
coworkers, losing ground in the race to get ahead—sometimes
even losing their jobs. Why? Because they’ve failed to
manage the important relationships with the people who can
best reward their creativity and intelligence. To determine
whether you need a crash course in Office Politics 101, ask
yourself the following questions: • Do I get credit for my ideas?
• Do I know how to deal with a difficult colleague?
• Do I get the plum assignments?
• Do I have a mentor?
• Do I say no gracefully and pick my battles wisely?
• Am I in the loop? Reardon has interviewed hundreds of employees, from
successful veterans to aspiring hopefuls, examining why some
people who work hard and effectively at their jobs fall
behind, while those who are adept at “reading the office tea
leaves” forge ahead. Being politically savvy doesn’t mean
being unethical or devious. At heart, it’s about listening
to and relating to others, and making choices that advance
everyone’s goals. Like it or not, when it comes to work,
it’s all politics. And politics is all about knowing what to
say, when to say it, and who to say it to.
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