Secrets to Winning at Office Politics

How to Achieve Your Goals and Increase Your Influence at Work

By: Marie G. McIntyre PhD

Narrated by: Margaret Strom

Get ahead, Gain influence, Get what you want

Office politics are an unavoidable fact of life in every workplace. To accomplish your personal and business goals, you must learn to successfully play the political game in your organization. Whether you are a new player or a seasoned veteran, Secrets to Winning at Office Politics can help you increase your personal power without compromising your integrity or taking advantage of others. This smart, practical guide shows you how to stop wasting energy on things you can't change and start taking steps to get what you want.

Written by an organizational psychologist and corporate consultant, Marie G. McIntyre's Secrets to Winning at Office Politics uses real-life examples of political winners and losers to illustrate the behaviors that contribute to success or failure at work. You will be shown techniques for managing your boss more effectively, improving your influence skills, changing the way you are perceived, and dealing with difficult people. Using these proven strategies for political success, you will then be able to create a "Political Game Plan" that outlines the steps necessary to accomplish your own individual goals.

©2005 Marie G. McIntyre, Ph.D. (P)2018 Tantor

Cannot stop listening

The writing and the reading are so intriguing that I finish it in 2 days

Well worth your time. Wish I’d read it 20’years ago.

This book provides a clear direction through the office politics maze.

It teaches you things to help you not get in the way of your own success.

Highly recommended.

Spot on Guidance for Navigating Corporate Politics

Having both been an individual contributor and a manager at several levels all the way to Sr. Management, I can attest that this is an excellent guide. Mary McIntyre brings decades of 'evaluated experience' to the subject, coupled with anecdotes and self evaluation scorecards along the way that help you assess where you currently are and what you can do to improve. This is information that I find lacking in today's HR organizations. Good book, I highly recommend it.
Cheers,
DG

Worth your time!

I've been battling office politics for a long time now and think the author hits the nail on the head with this book. While a bit tacky or dramatic at times, it's full of great insight and worth the time and attention of anyone who must engage in politics (hint: that's everyone who has a job!).

Amazing!

This audible hit the nail on the head with every example given. It was like the author tapped into my life and gave me a new refreshed perspective on processing politcs in the work place