Friday, October 1, 2010
Office Politics 101
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Darwinian theory suggests that only the strongest of the strong will survive and that the weak will find themselves at the losing end of the (social) strata. The corporate world indoctrinates its faithful followers that the corporate world is a dog-eat-dog world - only the best, the most ruthless, and the most competitive will survive. Whatever it takes to get to the top (whether to sleep with every single boss, or be "friends" with every single one of the execs, or power trip everyone around you), you will do it and none else will and can stop you from accomplishing your goal.
Money will always be the perpetual end of all causes, however, logic and common sense will help you judge that the drive and will to get to the top should and can't be without a justifiable backing, be it sensible pre-promotion experience, quality communication skills, innate and solid leadership qualities and the mostest of them all, brains. No variable will be far more important than having a solid
Honestly, smiles and words will never be enough to put you on the zenith of all them zeniths. Power play is reserved for the great. Unfortunately, you are not cut for it.
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7 Responses to “Office Politics 101”
October 1, 2010 at 4:46 PM
I love it bhoi! Great post! :-)
October 1, 2010 at 8:35 PM
I love how you put things mildly here. :-)
October 2, 2010 at 12:30 AM
thanks friends!
October 2, 2010 at 2:47 PM
Ouch! LOL. Nice post :)
October 2, 2010 at 5:34 PM
naku po
hehe
you are better than them
you know that
=)
October 2, 2010 at 11:53 PM
@the vendor mom,
if you're hurt, then you're really hurt. haha!
@raft3r,
thanks for the kind words kuya!
October 4, 2010 at 8:14 AM
always love how you put things into words, stiv! nice! :)
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