CCL Webinars
Gaining Clarity About Political Organizations: Dispelling the Negativity of Organizational Politics
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Duration: 1 hour
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Gaining Clarity About Political Organizations: Dispelling the Negativity of Organizational Politics
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There are many different perspectives about the role of politics in organizations. Some people think politics is a necessary evil in organizations. Others believe organizational politics hinders them from promotions, pay raises, and other benefits. Still others think politics is a natural, normal, occurrence in the workplace. With constantly changing dynamics of the workplace, leaders need to learn the skills to be able to successfully maneuver in organizations that are inherently political in nature.
A new webinar from the Center for Creative Leadership (CCL®) shares insights from CCL's own politics research about political skill and perceptions of organizational politics. In this session you will learn:
- What political skill is, why it's important, and how to develop it
- What constitutes a political organization
- How political skill impacts perceptions of your overall effectiveness
- How the lack of political skill can lead to career derailment
Maximizing the Value of the Webinar
- Invite others to participate. Structure a group "lunch and learn" session and invite other colleagues to attend.
- Debrief the lessons learned. Set aside time at the end of the Webinar to discuss takeaways, and how they apply to your group or organization
- Tap into your training budget. Ask your HR group or manager to underwrite the Webinar as part of your organization's ongoing staff development effort.
About the Presenters
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William A. (Bill) Gentry, Ph.D. is a Senior Research Associate in Global Leadership and Diversity at the Center for Creative Leadership. He attained his doctoral degree in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from the University of Georgia, and has research interests in leadership development, surveys analysis, cultural differences, and politics. |
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Jean Brittain Leslie specializes in the impact of multi-rater feedback and assessments on individuals, teams, and organizations. In this role, she also designs research programs for CCL instruments and interprets their results. Active in CCL's work on cross-cultural issues and on derailment, she is coauthor of several books, reports, articles, and book chapters on 360-degree feedback instruments, derailment, and cross-national comparisons. Jean is a senior manager at the Center for Creative Leadership. |
