Workplace Politics: A Practical Guide for Making Your Experience at Work More Positive, Productive and Pleasant

Think that if you work hard, you will automatically be rewarded for your efforts and get everything you want from your job? Think there’s no politics at your workplace? Think again. From mega corporations to small, family-run businesses, from private sector to government employers, from highly profitable companies to non-profit organizations, and from executive suites to administrative cubicles, every workplace environment brings together groups of individuals who are forced to interact with each other on a regular basis.And whenever there’s interaction between people in an organization, there’s politics.In this new, insightful guide by employment expert Bruce Grossman, you’ll discover just how to navigate the politics of your particular working environment, with the goal of making your workplace experience more positive, productive and pleasant – the 3P Approach.From Strategies to SolutionsThe 3P Approach aims to help you improve your work experience by gaining control over it. Based on his 20+ years as an employment lawyer who has seen multitudes of negative workplace-politics scenarios, the author teaches you how to develop the strategies you need to face (and hopefully resolve) your specific workplace challenges.7You’ll learn how to understand, motivate and deal with the most difficult workplace personalities (whom we’ve all worked with or for), including the Bully, the Screamer, the Charming Backstabber, the Ruthless individual, the Control Freak and the Nitpicker – and how to turn your interactions with them into more positive and productive encounters.7Ever wonder how you are perceived at your workplace – and how much impact that perception has on how you’re treated? The authorwill take you through the steps you need to maximize your positive image and to allow others to see you as a valuable and productive part of the workforce.7Want to better understand your manager and develop a smoother working relationship? Wish you could get