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By: Positive Office Politics post by Jane Perdue

Positive Office Politics post by Jane Perdue — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 12:41:02 +0000

[...] I also posted on Sincerity and Office Politics and Susan Mazza followed with a great post on the political side of agendas at Random Acts of Leadership. This is the final post in the series, titled Influence and [...]

By: Kelly Ketelboeter

Kelly Ketelboeter — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:31:05 +0000

Great point Susan. We do have the tendency to watch for certain behaviors when we think a personal agenda may be present. The lens in which we view people becomes skewed along with our listening for them. That’s one of the many challenges we face as leaders. We have to keep an open mind and focus on behaviors that support the public agenda.

By: Susan Mazza

Susan Mazza — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:27:24 +0000

Thanks for sharing your agenda Walter. It seems that the essence of what you are pointing to is the power of being awake to both our motivations as well as how those motivations manifest in the world around us as well as being responsible for the affect we have on the world around us. That is certainly a noble intention!

By: Susan Mazza

Susan Mazza — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:23:21 +0000

Thanks for your comments Kelly. Your point about “hidden agendas” showing up in behaviors is an important one. What we must all be responsible for though is our interpretations – if we think someone has a particular hidden agenda we tend to watch for behavior that validates what we think. I have seen the perception of a hidden agenda cause as much damage as overt, but unspoken personal agendas for both individuals and the “system”.

By: Susan Mazza

Susan Mazza — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:13:41 +0000

Thank you Jane – this series was a great idea and I am honored to be a part of it!

By: Walter

Walter — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 04:58:40 +0000

My personal agenda is the dissection of my self. As I journey my life I have discovered something about us humans that results in our destruction and misery. Unless we see what we have become, we cannot affect the things around us.

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Most Tweeted Articles by Leadership Development Experts — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 10:42:41 +0000

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By: Kelly Ketelboeter

Kelly Ketelboeter — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:46:07 +0000

Susan,

What a great post in the continued series on Office Politics. I enjoyed looking at the different types of agendas and factors that contribute to them. I especially appreciated your perspective on facilitating the progress of a group rather than personal progress. Agendas can be powerful if, as you indicated, they become public and make a contribution.

I do think that you can detect personal and hidden agendas over time as you look at the behaviors of an individual.

Thanks again for another way to look at agendas and the role they play in the workplace and office politics.

Cheers!
Kelly

By: Random Acts of Motivation

Random Acts of Motivation — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 16:26:41 +0000

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