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1. Class,

Being that corporate is a highly political environment, you will need to understand that there are ways to be highly successful and ways that are detrimental to your growth. Although to the naked eye, you would not notice the sociopolitical hierarchy embedded in any organization, you will need to know that it is very cut-throat. Most of the time you will need to play dirty, step on others' toes, and disregard any emotions you have about getting ahead. However, there are ways to play it without losing your dignity. For a starter, I’ve learned that the hardest worker does not always get noticed. For instance, being a “go-to” guy just might place expectations on you that others may not have, thus placing more work on your table and rewarding those in the same paygrade with less work. Of course, being a team player is a big part of succeeding, but the most important part of success in a sociopolitical environment is more so about the connections you acquire. It’s all about the “who” you know, not what you know. I’ve seen people with absolutely no knowledge advance, whilst others that can fix a problem in 30 seconds, be kept in the same paygrade at least a lot longer than they should. All-in-all, the only one would get rid of is being the “go-to” To sum it up, I can quote from one of my Officers, that once I get commissioned, “they don’t care about what you know in a sense, but can you conform, not by brown-nosing, but by being an officer, and a gentleman.”

 Dway

                   References

Content Team, M. (n.d.). 7 ways to use office politics positively: Getting what you want without "playing dirty". Retrieved March 03, 2021, from https://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newCDV_85.htm

2. Class,

This is a great list to start for a person that is entering the management role.  It delivers a clear understanding of how many people can fail if the list is not followed.  The one thing that I would add is knowing how to further develop people to grow the organization from just one building to another structure to allow the business to grow.  It can also be assumed that the compatibility of

organizational culture and structure would have a positive impact on an organization’s performance (Janicijevic, 2013).   The one item that I would drive others to look at is the become known as a “go-to/can-do” individual, this will install the sense of reliability.  Once a superior see this they generally will start to lean on you more.  The other thing that I would add is being a leader that delivers equal treatment to all your staff.  Discourage behaviors that don’t reflect what’s important (McNamara, 2000).  Employees can grow on this as they all know that no one is more powerful than them.  The other thing is for a leader to not go in and make the immediate change unless it is necessary.  Making immediate changes could interfere with the way the organization is currently operational.  Changes should be made but only with time.

Enduring success is important in your early years as you want to grow the organization as you grow.  Communication is key to this as you come up with new ideas.  One should share them with other management to see if should be implemented or not.  The idea could be profitable for the organization, but we must know the secondary order of effects it will have on the other departments.  The way that I learned and performed these key skills is being a person that wanted to help the company be profitable.  Owners recognized this of me and made it a point to always ask what my next idea would be for them.

 W.Mo

 

References

Janicijevic, N. (2013). The mutual impact of organizational culture and structure. Economic Annals 58(198), 38. Retrieved from http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0013-3264/2013/0013-32641398035J.pdf

McNamara, C. (2000). Organizational Culture. Adapted from the Fieldguide to Organizational Leadership and Supervision. Dallas: Authenticity Consulting, LLC. Retrieved from http://managementhelp.org/organizations/culture.htm