Question

Political Behaviour a) Describe at least two political behaviours you have observed in school groups or your workplace. b) Were they successful? Why or why not?

Answer 1

(a) Political Behaviour is an informal and sometimes behind-the-scenes effort to sell ideas, influence organizations, increase power, or achieve other goals. Politics has been around for thousands of years. Aristotle writes that politics comes from different interests, and these competing interests must be addressed in some way. Reasonable decisions can be ineffective when interests do not match, so political attitudes and strategies of influence emerge.

(i) Today, working in an organization requires skills in dealing with conflict programs and changing the energy base. An effective policy is not to win at any cost, but to keep in touch to achieve results. Although often portrayed as negative, the organization’s policies are not bad. Instead, it is important to be aware of the potentially destructive aspects of organizational policies to mitigate their negative impacts. In fact, people in organizations can waste too much time on political attitudes. A study reported in the journal HR found that managers waste 20% of their time management policies. However, as John Kotrott writes in Power and Influence, “Without conscience and political skills, we face the inevitable vision of a bureaucratic struggle, a political struggle, and a struggle for destructive power. Hence the organization's initiative, innovation, integrity and efficiency. "

(ii) In our discussions of power, we find that problems with power often revolve around scarce resources. Organizations usually have limited resources that need to be allocated in some way. Individuals and groups within an organization may disagree on how these resources should be allocated so that they can seek out these resources for themselves or their interest groups that lead to organizational policies. Simply put, to the policies of the organization, people unite with like-minded people in an attempt to access scarce resources. They will engage in behaviors that are commonly seen in government organizations, such as negotiation, negotiation, alliance building, and conflict resolution.

They were successful because Politics is an integral part of organizational life because organizations are formed based on different interests that need to be aligned. In fact, 93 percent of managers surveyed reported having a workplace policy within their organization, and 70 percent believed that to be successful, one had to get involved in politics. In a negative light, saying someone is "political" usually creates a picture of a deal behind the scenes, a ploy or a covert program for personal gain. Individuals with this type of political attitude are said to engage in self-serving behaviors that are not sanctioned by the organization.

Examples of this self-service behavior include crossing the command line to get approval for a particular project, going through the wrong network to get a special service, or persuading a senior manager before deciding to advertise. These types of activities harm the organization within because not everyone is committed to politics to achieve their goals. Those who follow proper procedures often feel jealous and resentful because they understand that the division of organizational resources includes injustice and recognition.

Researchers have found that if employees feel that their organization is strongly politically driven, they are less likely to participate in the organization, work worse at work, have higher levels of anxiety in the workplace, and have higher frequency more than that of depressed mood.

Decreases in organizational policy are more likely to erupt when there is organizational change or when there are difficult decisions and lack of resources that create competition between teams. To reduce excessive political attitudes, company leaders can ensure equal access to information, common behavior patterns, and demonstrate that politics is not rewarded or tolerated. In addition, leaders should encourage managers throughout the organization to give high feedback to employees on their performance. High-level feedback reduces perceptions of organizational policies and improves the morale of employees and their work. Remember that politics can be a healthy way of doing things in organizations.