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Win at the Game of Office Politics with Jo Miller, CEO, Women’s Leadership Coaching, Inc. Jo Miller • Founding Editor of BeLeaderly.com and CEO of Women’s Leadership Coaching, Inc. • Helps emerging leaders create a roadmap for their career advancement. • Has traveled widely in Europe, Asia Pacific, and the Middle East to deliver keynotes and teach workshops for conferences, professional associations, and corporate employee initiatives. • A leading authority on women’s leadership, Jo delivers more than 60 speaking presentations annually to audiences of up to 1,200. Copyright 2012, Women’s Leadership Coaching, Inc. The emerging leader’s quandary You can’t get a higher-level job without leadership experience… But you can’t get the experience without the job. Copyright 2012, Women’s Leadership Coaching, Inc. You can’t afford to wait… Don’t wait for permission or an invitation to lead. Don’t wait for someone to promote you. Take charge of your own career trajectory! Office politics Copyright 2012, Women’s Leadership Coaching, Inc. Do you enjoy playing the game? WHY YOU CAN’T AFFORD TO IGNORE OFFICE POLITICS I asked 169 professional employees how they deal with office politics. Over 80% said their response is to either ignore it, or reluctantly play the game where necessary. In LinkedIn’s survey of 954 professional women, 23% reported office politics as their biggest frustration. So why not just ignore it? “…avoiding (office) politics altogether can be deadly for your career. Every workplace has an intricate system of power, and you can — and should — work it ethically to your best advantage.” - Erin Burt, Seven Career Killers. Copyright 2012, Women’s Leadership Coaching, Inc. Those who are politically savvy Have better career prospects Have better career trajectories Are seen as more promotable Are less likely to derail “Women and Political Savvy,” Leslie and Gentry, 2012. Ignore it Turn into someone you don’t like Ignore it Be positively politically savvy Turn into someone you don’t like 4 competencies of the positively politically savvy: Social astuteness Interpersonal influence Networking ability Sincerity “Development and Validation of the Political Skill Inventory,” Florida State University Foundation, 2005 Who do you know who does this well? What qualities or characteristics do they have? Office Politics Organizational Awareness Being an astute observer of the communication and relationships that surround you in your organization. Copyright 2012, Women’s Leadership Coaching, Inc. The Org Chart THE ORG CHART Doesn’t tell the full story THE SHADOW ORGANIZATION MAP The Org Chart Relationships Relationships Relationships Influence Relationships Influence Coalitions Relationships Influence Coalitions Relationships Influence Coalitions Key Influencers This presentation is available at: www.womensleadershipcoaching.com/ projectworld.htm Relationships Influence Coalitions Key Influencers Relationships Influence Coalitions Key Influencers Verticals “There is a special kind of relationship—called sponsorship—in which the mentor goes beyond giving feedback and advice and uses his or her influence with senior executives to advocate for the mentee.” - Harvard Business Review Copyright 2012, Women’s Leadership Coaching, Inc. “A sponsor is someone who will use their internal political and social capital to move your career forward within an organization. Behind closed doors, they will argue your case.” Cindy Kent, VP/GM, Gastro/Urology Therapies, Medtronic Copyright 2012, Women’s Leadership Coaching, Inc. “Are all your advocates in the management chain directly above you? I recommend that everyone have three to four advocates outside of her direct management chain.” Michelle Johnston Holthaus, GM, Channel Platforms and Strategy Division, Intel Copyright 2012, Women’s Leadership Coaching, Inc. Relationships Influence Coalitions Key Influencers Verticals Which element of the shadow map was most enlightening for you? EXERCISE: • What are some ways to gather information to map your shadow organization? I. Face-to-face interactions II. Virtually Copyright 2012, Women’s Leadership Coaching, Inc. THE RULES OF THE GAME Every organization has unwritten, unspoken “Rules of the Game”. Copyright 2012, Women’s Leadership Coaching, Inc. EXERCISE: 1) Identify some “rules of the game” in your organization. 2) What are ways to navigate ethically and effectively within these rules? Copyright 2012, Women’s Leadership Coaching, Inc. Three ways to generate quick wins Copyright 2012, Women’s Leadership Coaching, Inc. 1 Earlycareer • In every organization, there is someone who is great at navigating. • Find them! Navigates well at all levels Keeper of the “institutional memory” Gets a “quick read” on people & groups. Copyright 2012, Women’s Leadership Coaching, Inc. 2 Earlycareer • Build an influential coalition • It can be quicker and easier to get great things done from the grass-roots Make a list of like-minded individuals Go way out of your way to support stuff that is important to them Ask for their support with something big Copyright 2012, Women’s Leadership Coaching, Inc. “Its not enough to have a bright technical idea. I have seen too many projects led by great, passionate people fail because they tried to be the lone influencer. You have to get the right people in the boat with you. You have to engage the entire human fabric.” Sophie Vandebroek, CTO, Xerox Copyright 2012, Women’s Leadership Coaching, Inc. Mid & senior level 3 • Don’t like the unwritten, unspoken “rules of the game”? • Become a game-changer! Pay attention to the scope of your influence, and look for ways to expand your reach. Notice when you have the power to “change the game”, and seize it the opportunity. Copyright 2012, Women’s Leadership Coaching, Inc. This presentation is available at: www.womensleadershipcoaching.com/ projectworld.htm “… a really great piece of advice I learned early on in my career and I’ve used continuously: never let an organization’s structure get in the way of achieving results. I’ve found that one needs to operate inside and outside of the structure, with a positive attitude, always moving forward, filling in the gaps where needed”. Vivian Banta, Vice Chairman, Insurance, Prudential Financial.