- Includes case studies and examples to understand power dynamics at work
- Includes step-by-step advice on building a network and developing the right mindset to ensure professional success
- Based on extensive research on office politics and human behaviour in the workplace
Savvy
Dealing with People, Power and Politics at Work
Savvy is about dealing with office politics, conflict and difficult people at work. With essential advice on developing the right skills to overcome these problems, it will help you to boost your career.
Key features at a glance
EAN: 9780749465261
Edition: 1
Published:
Format: 234x156
256 pages
About the book
Shortlisted for the CMI Management Book of the Year 2012
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Dealing with office politics, conflict and difficult people at work, without compromising your values and integrity, can be tricky. With case studies and examples, Savvy will help you understand colleagues' behaviour and power dynamics at work, and learn how to negotiate them successfully.
Practical and insightful, Savvy will enable you to master the necessary skills to deal with difficult situations. It includes step-by-step advice on how tobuild a network, develop the right mindset, handle conflict, manage your boss, influence others and deal with a bully.
Savvy is the essential office survival guide that will help you to boost your career and ensure your professional success.
About the authors
Jane Clarke is an author and director at business psychology consultancy Nicholson McBride. She has worked in consulting for over 20 years and her clients include London Business School, UBS, J Walter Thompson and Sainsbury's. She has written articles for the Financial Times and the Guardian, appeared on BBC Business Breakfast and written a weekly column on office politics for the Independent. Jane is also the author of Office Politics, Wired Working, and Resilience.
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