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Course ID: OPOL
A Positive Approach to Office Politics
Office politics can make or break your career. Success is in the workplace is a combination of competence, skill, and the ability to navigate through the complex relationships in the workplace. Office politics is a fact of life, but you can learn to make the politics work for you. Learn techniques to ways to ensure that you not only survive but even thrive even in the most political of office settings.
Learning Objectives
- Analyze the formal and informal political structure of an organization.
- Find ways to discourage political behaviors.
- Devise new ways of approaching issues.
- Develop a network and build relationships.
Major Topics
The course will utilize case studies and students own scenarios to understand the nature of office politics and develop strategies to master the art of office politics.
Advanced Preparations
None.
Who Should Attend
Anyone
Fields of Study
Personal DevelopmentPrerequisites
None.