| Unfortunately for much of the corporate world, | | | | his position. To retain this image, whether or not a |
| the daily grind includes politics within the work | | | | worker performs adequately to do so, the |
| group. Regardless of what level the company is | | | | worker will often use political means. |
| on within the corporate world, when workers | | | | A worker motivated by political means will |
| come together in a hierarchical system there are | | | | typically take measures to make others look less |
| always those jockeying for position, which always | | | | adequate, such as making them hardly visible in |
| falls to political competition. | | | | the companies eye, or highlighting their mistakes, |
| In a corporate environment, there are extensive | | | | and covering up their successes. Unfortunately |
| checks and balances to ensure proper work flow, | | | | this behavior will almost certainly trickle down the |
| and efficiency. These checks and balances are | | | | hierarchy of authority to the lowest level. |
| usually mandatory to the proper function of the | | | | As a solution to corporate politics it is best to do |
| company, but can in fact cause problems when | | | | one of two things; either take a accordingly |
| the employees enforcing them become motivated | | | | aggressive position, or an acceptably passive |
| by personal gain, as opposed to that of the work | | | | position. If you intend to surpass your boss you're |
| group. In most cases corporate politics become | | | | going to have to outshine him. To do this you will |
| an innate property of the companies system of | | | | have to be under the same eye that he is. In |
| checks and balances. When this happens those in | | | | order to outshine your boss you will have to be |
| positions of authority are being pressed to retain | | | | more aggressive than he is, and ensure you |
| their position, by those above them. In other | | | | never show flaw when checked upon, regardless |
| words, the president of the company makes sure | | | | of his glamorizing of your flaws. On the contrary |
| the vice president knows that if he doesn't | | | | if you have no intention of passing your boss, you |
| perform to a certain standard, his position could | | | | should show absolutely no sign of being a |
| be in jeopardy. By doing this, he places a level of | | | | competitor. By doing so you will show your boss |
| pressure on the vice president, which in turn | | | | that he has nothing to worry about, and thus will |
| causes the vice president to do what it takes to | | | | not pay your interests any more attention than |
| retain his image of being the correct person for | | | | as needed. |