Do not pretend and please find way to avoid any problem
influential to work with our instructions to avoid office politics.
‘Do not try to gang up’, advised
Edwin Trevor-Roberts, CEO of Trevor-Roberts Associatesjob management co. – “but
do not prove to be indifferent. Most people just want to be listened. Use thoughtful
questions such as ‘What you said sounds so disappointed.’ This shows you are
listening, but stop before getting involved in. Kathryn McEwen – organizational
psychologist – suggests you give advice, but do not be self-satisfied: ‘You can
emphasize that the important thing to them is getting on well with one another,
or suggest both go to a cafeteria to directly talk to one another.”
Others are praised thanks
to your work
‘Your responsibility is make sure
that you are outstanding among important people,’ judged Kate Boorer,
Employerbility’s HR recruitment specialist. ‘Express your ideas at the
meetings, hold email discussion, and make the manager know your work.’ She
added more that you could become the objective if your colleagues thought they
were able to manage it. But the way to face that behavior might put an end to
that, according to McEwen: ‘For example, ‘I saw you were uncomfortable with the
idea as if you had found out something. I want to know more’.
Rumors in office
According to Boorer, rumor is a sport
of two people. ‘For it to have an impetus, you need someone to play with’. Make
rumor out off its way by asking a question. People like to talk about
themselves, especially their successes. Ask about the projects they are
executing. Or by chance show your colleagues that you love to sit for chatting,
but are hurried and has no time then’. Boore said: ‘Once they recognize you
have no comments, opinions or ideas, the game become boring.’
Your boss sounds to be
unfair
‘Do not give the supposition about
the reason you are not praised or promoted. In stead of that, the more you look
for feedbacks, the better,’ said Trevor-Roberts. ‘Have a sincere talk with your
boss, express your disappointment of being skipped, but insist your desire to
extremely learn. And be concrete when mention feedbacks. Ask what you need to
develop, learn, or do differently to be ready in future.’
Coleagues at the same
desk talk loudly on the phone
Be modest and ask them to reduce
volume. ‘When giving any feedback type, you need to specify problem and must not
be personal,’ explained McEwen. ‘For example, ‘you may not recognize, but when
you talk loudly on the phone, you are a bit loud, and this is neglectful.
Please talk a bit lowlier so that I can work.’ The problem here is the voice –
which is petitionary rather than commanding. End the problem normally. But do
not say to others in the office. It is your problem and you have already solved
it.
