Navigating office politics is a crucial leadership skill.Don’t Like Organizational Politics? Get Over It. Navigating office politics is a crucial leadership skill.

The competitive workplace compels us to engage in self-serving behavior as we advance, make more money, and be recognized. By its very definition, organizational politics is self-serving behavior.

The Impact of Power and Politics in Organizational Productivity. Power and politics play a huge role in business, from governing how decisions are made to how employees interact with one another.

To find lasting success, future leaders must balance personal ambitions with organizational goals and avoid pitfalls such as workplace gossip and critique of leadership.

This study investigated the relationship of organizational politics and organizational support to various work attitudes and behaviors among a field sample of 128 participants. Consistent with our ...