Author and business consultant, Michael (Chang) Wenderoth, discusses a topic that we have all experienced – office politics.  If you haven’t experienced it, you are likely to at some point in your career. He posits that we should not ignore office politics, but rather engage in it for the benefit of our careers. He refers to the management of office politics as a “legitimate skill” that must be learned in the same manner as any other soft skill. 

His book, Get Promoted: What You’re REALLY Missing at Work That’s Holding You Back , is available April 6th and offers a three-part framework to support listeners and readers in developing these skills. 

Additionally, he addresses how the pandemic has altered office politics: 

1. Previous political structures in some organizations have ossified.
2. Informal organizational networks have been freed up in other organizations.

For more information on Michael, visit his website at ChangWenderoth.com.