by Jean | Mar 24, 2022 | Emotional intelligence, Organisation politics
Making sense of work Ep. #8 Nine Ways to be Politically Savvy at Work All organisations are inherently political. However, many people would rather not engage in politics at work as it often has negative connotations. In this episode Jean Balfour introduces the... by Jean | Sep 20, 2019 | Organisation politics, Political savvy
Are You Politically Savvy? When you think of organisational politics, what comes to mind? When I ask this question in workshops I hear words like ‘backstabbing’, ’empire building’ and ‘game playing’. I also hear... by Jean | May 13, 2018 | Coaching, Organisation politics
Political Savvy and Authenticity It’s quite rare to find people, men and women, who feel thrilled at the opportunity of engaging in office politics. From my experience, the most common way in which people deal with office politics is denial – bury your head in the...