Leveraging Office Politics: Gain Influence & Reduce Destructive Conflict

Office politics aren't always a bad thing. Ignoring them is, though!

Every office, regardless of size, is going to have its share of office politics. It's how managers and supervisors handle the situation that matters most.

Join us to learn how you can effectively navigate and leverage the ups and downs of office politics to gain better collaboration, plus higher productivity from your employees. Don't let drama, rumors or backstabbing hold your team back. In this dynamic, 60-minute program you'll learn how to:

• Better identify the signs, symptoms, and effects of office politics
• Assess your own political skills and ways to improve them
• Defuse tense situations with colleagues or among employees
• Use office politics to improve communication and collaboration
• Improve the culture in your department to better the organization
• Boost your political influence in your organization

Program Highlights

What Drives Office Politics in Today's Workplace

• Characteristics of today's workplace and definition of office politics
• Forces driving political behavior
• What makes a work environment toxic?
• Advantages and disadvantages to politicking

Understanding the What, When, Who, How and Why of Office Politics

• Political games people play and how to survive, thrive, and win
• Difference between harassment and politics, including your rights and obligations
• Identification of political competencies

Putting an End to the Negative and Promoting the Positive

• Recognizing your organization's culture and applying cultural intelligence
• Role of emotional intelligence in attitudes and interactions
• Assessing your own political acuity
• Ways managers can better model positive political behavior
• Influencing effective practices in your organizations

Live Question & Answer Session - Have your questions answered by the expert!

ABOUT THE SPEAKER

Michelle Coussens

Michelle Coussens, Business Strategist, Plan B Consulting Michelle Coussens is a business strategist who is a frequently sought out speaker for numerous types of organizations on a wide range of topics related to the workplace, including but not limited to, talent management, business safety and continuity, and financial acuity. In 2020, she created and delivered more than 40 well-regarded presentations for numerous organizations around the world. In 2021, she has already delivered more than 50 signature speeches and training sessions, both online and in person. She holds practical expertise on a variety of HR topics, including but not limited to job design, recruiting, onboarding, training and development, performance management, and succession planning. She is a resourceful, resilient, and relentless business professional with demonstrated success in building new programs, driving short-term efficiencies, and improving long-term effectiveness all through innovation, rigor, and courageous leadership. She has direct experience with a variety of industries, as well as in consulting, education, and not-for-profit organizations. With consistently high participant ratings, her webinars, seminars, and speaking engagements bring practical value to businesses of every size and type.