What is workplace politics? Have you ever been hurt by workplace politics? How can we avoid not being hurt?

Speaking of workplace politics, in fact, I think there is politics where there are people, just depending on how you look at it and how you play. I have worked in foreign companies almost all these years. I used to naively think that foreign companies were much cleaner, but it wasn't. Perhaps private enterprises and state-owned enterprises are not so thin on ice.

In fact, people live in relationships all their lives, and our culture is collectivism, so it is inevitable to form gangs. It's easy for people who fight alone to protect themselves without asking for anything in return. They just need to be familiar with the feeling of being isolated in a sense.

Everyone has their own values, especially in the workplace. You need to constantly coordinate your relationship with the company and colleagues. It is good to conform to your own values. If not, it depends on how to persist. The process of persistence is actually how far you can go with this "politics" and how to make yourself survive smoothly without being hurt.

Let's explain what is politics and what is workplace politics.

Sociologically speaking, people are basically "political animals", and we have "political genes" in our nature, unless you don't work and live with people-but that's not a sociological person, but a biological person, and it will be more difficult to survive.

Because people form a collective together, it is necessary to decide who leads who, who is responsible for what, what kind of cooperation order everyone should abide by, and how to allocate resources and interests. This is called "governance", "management" or "administration", all of which have political attributes.

If everything can be made clear, everyone sticks to his position, rights and responsibilities, and abides by the agreed order, the problem will be simple, because everyone will not realize what disharmony is and will not feel the existence of "politics".

But the problem is that there are always some things that cannot be completely solved by a rigid system. Good resources and good locations are limited. There are always people who want to break the constraints and seek more benefits, and the methods used are not so aboveboard. They also hide needles in cotton and stab people in the back.

In the workplace, especially those large-scale, resource-rich and stable state-owned enterprises, this situation is becoming more and more obvious, which has formed what we call "workplace politics."

Therefore, we should realize that workplace politics is a normal phenomenon and cannot be eliminated. As long as it is not bad enough to affect the development of the company or seriously hurt individuals, don't make a fuss. Because fundamentally speaking, this is not a personal reason, but a contradiction between human needs and limited resources.

If you think there is no workplace politics in your company, it is generally because your company is still small, or everyone is poor and enterprising, that is, there is nothing to strive for, and everyone who wants to make progress has left-so, are you still here because you want to support the elderly?

Let's talk about how to avoid being hurt by workplace politics.

Speaking of it, asking this question itself is a bit "weak". It's a defense problem. The best defense in the workplace, such as the battlefield (especially in places with huge interests and fierce competition), should be attack.

Of course, attacking does not mean that you want to persecute others, but that you should take the initiative to make others dare not hurt you, or identify and resolve it in advance.

Of course, I also understand that as a "good citizen" in a general sense (including myself), we all have the mentality of not wanting to cause trouble, but not wanting to be put down. I hope that even if someone engages in workplace politics, it is best not to throw dirty water on us.

So how can we avoid this kind of injury? I think there are the following aspects:

1, the best policy is that you hold an important position in the company-often the head of core senior management or technology, and you can afford this position, which will make the company inseparable from you, everyone will respect you, or fight for you, and even you have the initiative to fight for your own interests, but even if you don't want to, it is also a guarantee for yourself.

In the final analysis, this is also a kind of strength, not only a strong professional ability, but also in the process of reaching important positions, you have exercised your worldly wisdom and social skills, and few people can reach important positions only by excellent professional ability.

This tells us that the air in high places is often better, and the ground is too leisurely, which means it is too poor. The place where workplace politics is most likely to happen is the middle level, which is the connecting part between the middle and high levels, because this is the "troposphere". Of course, this is also very difficult. Even in this position, you have to go through the baptism of workplace politics.

2. If the people above you fight, when you have to choose to stand on the sidelines, remember to assess the situation, be accurate, stand in line, and you will get hurt if you don't choose; If you make a mistake and are incorporated, you should learn to show loyalty and resolve distrust in time. If you can't do it or the other party doesn't accept it, leave quickly, or you will be the next to get hurt.

That is to say, if you can't hide, you must be smart and don't be an ostrich.

3, is to let oneself have a strong hard power, at the same time keep the interpersonal relationship simple, and try to inquire about or mix the gossip in the company as little as possible. However, this is basically equivalent to taking the technical route and the expert route.

However, sometimes it is inevitable that you will become the object of competition, please you, and automatically get less hurt.

4. There will be much less workplace politics in some industries, such as emerging industries, because everyone is expanding their business and making incremental contributions to the outside world, and there is nothing to argue about internally. It's best to make a big cake. Others can't make it themselves.

Why many state-owned enterprises have serious workplace politics is because there is little room for new market development and everyone is competing for stock resources.

5. Then look at the management system and corporate culture of different companies. Workplace politics is also caused by imperfect system and negative corporate culture. If the company has a pragmatic culture, clear standard procedures, smooth communication and cooperation, and speaks with work results, there is not much room for workplace politics.

6. Then look at your immediate leader. A good leader will protect his subordinates and even resist the pot himself; Bad leaders will give priority to protecting themselves and even let their subordinates take the fall. Therefore, when looking for a job or job-hopping, we must see whether the leader is reliable. If they are unreliable, try to get rid of them.

7. Finally, we should start from ourselves, be sensible, understand people's hearts, have a good relationship, do not cause trouble, and are not afraid of things.

Finally, I want to say, "Where there are people, there are rivers and lakes", including in the family (see why the family hurts people and selfish genes). Never fantasize about the goodness of others, but practice your own "martial arts" and master your own destiny.

What is politics? In my opinion, it is a combination of physical strength. You pull me, everyone pulls in the direction they want, and finally they get a resultant force, which is politics.

The workplace is a game of joint efforts. How to avoid being hurt? You took away your own strength, leaving only the strength of others. Think about it. If so, what is the difference between the remaining resultant force and your strength? If it is far away, you will get hurt in this workplace. If you are close, you will feel at home in this unit.

Most people share the same interests with you, with the same ideals and views, so it is easy for you to go smoothly; On the contrary, if you are constantly harassed and told not to be alone and different, you will often criticize some of your behaviors and ask you to correct them. In fact, there is no one in the whole unit to help you out. You have something you can't accept. In fact, there is no objection from the whole unit, so this unit is the difference between the remaining resultant force and your strength. If you continue to stay, you will definitely get hurt!

1, hypocrisy is the key, no offense.

A hypocrite is not an alien, but a mainstream. They must learn to lie sometimes, or learn to be silent, treat colleagues, always smile, and never offend people.

2. Stand in the right position and form an alliance with important leaders of various departments.

Standing in the right position is very important, and standing in the right position is often as important as your ability. If you stand in the right position and help others at a critical time, you will naturally become an ally of the other side.

3. Professionalize and create your own charm.

Professionalization, remember that high-level images are all shaped by yourself and dressed professionally. No matter what position you are in, making your behavior professional will help your career path.

As long as you do the above three things well, I believe you can avoid most political injuries in the workplace.

20 17 years, my boss, brand director, asked me to join the manager. In fact, I am very grateful and have been helping her with her work wholeheartedly. But after working with her for a period of time, I found that her ability is limited to giving orders and unconditionally obeying the boss's orders. Many projects started hastily without doing a good job in market research and formulating corresponding strategies, resulting in many premature deaths.

I have very clear requirements for my work. I started to work to learn brand strategy systematically. So after a certain day, I began to meet with the managers of the product department and the e-commerce operation department alone to formulate the new media promotion strategy and visual strategy in the early stage. I got good feedback every time, and of course I was jealous by the brand director. Some people will say that I forgot my roots, but I don't think I came to the company to serve someone.

Although the brand director still spares no effort to speak ill of me in front of the boss (basically once a day), I live well because I cooperate well with other departments' projects and have a corresponding conversion rate. Tips:

1, learn to arm yourself, you can't make a living by yourself in the company.

2. Learn to communicate and cooperate with other departments. Friends of friends are friends.

Don't fantasize about avoiding workplace politics, it's all the same there.

It is said that the workplace is like a battlefield. The workplace is a war without smoke. There's always a fight. Some you can see, some you can't see, they are black, and you are bright. Maybe you are working hard in front of the computer, and you are hurt by the aftermath of workplace politics, which leads you to "vomit blood to death".

1, as long as you take sides in the workplace, you will be regarded as the target of attack. Generally, when you stand in line, someone will protect you in the workplace, because you and he belong to the same country and enjoy the benefits. When it comes to benefits, it's like a cake. It was eaten by 10 people, but now there are 15 people. Since you eat someone else's cake, it will harm others' interests, then others will try to attack you, so what you have to do now is not to give it.

2. The workplace has no rights but can only be cannon fodder. The reason why employees at the bottom are affected and hurt by the struggle between superior leaders is that their rights are too small, and they are often regarded as textbook versions of "killing chickens as an example". People with power can avoid the aftermath of the struggle and pass the damage on to the people at the bottom, which is the so-called "back pot man". Therefore, when they enter the workplace, they must have the right to fight for the corresponding rights and act as a protective film to protect themselves.

Be extra careful about the "political struggle" in the workplace. The workplace is also like an Colosseum. It may be okay if you are not smart, because quite a few people are not smart, promoted and authorized, but if you are not careful, you may become a victim. Therefore, in the workplace, you should do your own job, resolutely do not spread rumors, do not gossip, and pay attention to avoid leaving a tail.

I suggest you read an English book, Office Politics written by China ... It's a long story. For example, the structure of foreign companies is that third-rate foreigners lead first-class China employees. ...

Without binding power, only those in power will not be hurt, and the rest will be hurt more or less.

The sudden departure of an excellent employee is always the fault of the department leader and boss. Don't talk about workplace emotional intelligence and office wisdom. Companies and departments always put business or profit first. Most of the business or profits are supported by excellent employees. The departure of an excellent employee will always be the loss of the company or department. One of the most important tasks for bosses and superiors is to retain first-class employees. First-class employees can't be retained, and they are all incompetent bosses and superiors. Of course, except those institutions that only need flatterers or monopoly enterprises and multinational giants. Excellent employees refer to those employees who have excellent business, excellent ability, hard work and down-to-earth, in short, employees who can do things. The departure of an excellent employee may have little impact, but it creates a workplace environment where bad money drives out good money, and the company's big ship sails in dangerous waters. Only the storm warning knows the sailor's level.

Garbage bosses and superiors abound. Many bosses have poor quality and self-cultivation, so it is difficult to convince or respect excellent employees. Or they are also seeking the upper position, so it is difficult for the interests of companies and individuals to be consistent. This leaves a huge space for office politics. A company or department full of gangs and flattery is largely rooted in garbage bosses or superiors. It's okay not to stay in a place like this. Imagine, in an environment where people talk and listen to things all day, who can really do things with heart. Flatterers and practical pigs are available. If there are so many flatterers and the practical pig has nowhere to go, then the practical pig is the best ending.

There are a group of people everywhere who are clamoring for fairness and are really bullying. I hate this. I have to say that it is not easy to leave this place, except for people with strength. If you stand wrong, you leave. Top management, cooperate with each other. It is also a high emotional intelligence to kiss up when you come out to mix.