Games At Work: How to Recognize and Reduce Office Politics

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There was a problem filtering reviews right now. Please try again later. Kindle Edition Verified Purchase. It helped me out at work by, allowing me to see the games for what they are. Personally, I stay clear of the games playing by avoiding the culprits that have turned it into a profession versus actually working One person found this helpful.

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I have read portions and keep it at work so I can continue to look up specific behaviors. I found the book helpful to validate and deal with situations. Really tells how unproductive games are affecting the workplace. Having a Batchler's Degree in Organizational Development and having experienced may of the games described personally, I must say this was a fascinating read for me.

Good articulation and summary of the various games played at companies.

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One person found this helpful 2 people found this helpful. I was very disappointed in this supposedly marvelous book. All the brilliant insights turned out to be just very ordinary stuff that happens everyday. I see them working though. Just call everything that happens in the office a "game", then write a book about it, then you get to stop going in to the office every day. Way to go guys. This book should have a familiar ring to anyone who has ever worked in an office. It helps you recognize the games we have named "office politics".

These games, however, are much more intense and with deeper consequences than Scrabble or Monopoly.

They can derail success, waste time, cause physical and emotional woes, and end up in legal battles. The authors describe twenty-two of the most common games for all of us to see. Thus, gossip, or gotcha grandstanding come alive with details and stories of how they work at work. While many employees say "I don't do office politics" even pretending not to see what is going on or avoiding the group at the water cooler,this book shows how we can all be caught in this daily game. The authors offer ways to get beyond this time consuming and mostly upsetting way to be at work.

I do believe they have made a useful contribution to team dynamics and are a great step in the direction of making work a more user friendly environment. Breaking the Family Patterns that Limit Success". See all 16 reviews. Most recent customer reviews.

Games at Work: How to Recognize & Reduce Office Politics by Kevin Cashman

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The people that remained were the ones playing the game. How damaging games are to a company. When employees focus their efforts on games rather t I once had a manager that kept telling me I had to learn to play the game. When employees focus their efforts on games rather than real work, actual productivity drops. I know, shocking, right? This easy read is a must for managers and employees who actually want to do something for a living. It provides an in depth outline of the games that people play, and offers solutions on how to keep the game out of the workplace.

Ending these games before they become a problem is the work of everyone at every level. This work is a start in the right direction. Of course, it also mentions that the best choice for someone who finds themselves in a situation where the game mentality cannot be redeemed is for that person to quit. Tough advice in this economy, I know.

Nov 11, Micheal rated it liked it Shelves: I was searching for a source on dealing with backstabbing in the work place and I came across this book. All in all I found this book a good read but honestly I just expected way more. Dec 11, Movses Juharian rated it really liked it. Good read with interesting examples. Game playing is inherent to human nature, which may be exacerbated within stressful and bureaucratic organizations. Game playing is at its worst when employee roles and responsibilities are unclear, in which case games fill the vacuum created by the lack of clarity stemming from the immense vertical authoritarian management structures.

Those who have worked in large organizations will already be familiar with most of the material covered in this book. After b Good read with interesting examples. After being engulfed in an organizational culture for a long time one may not even be aware or be able to recognize the games played. For many who have been in a troubled organization for a long time, game playing, or belonging to a group that plays games, may also satisfy their psychological needs of safety, esteem and self-actualization. The book suggests the ACE awareness, choice, execution , as a tool to gain awareness, to make a choice not play games and to execute.

Games at Work: How to Recognize & Reduce Office Politics

Sep 27, Eduardo rated it really liked it. The book is really easy to read with several practical cases explained about the types of games you usually find inside companies. Jun 17, Adam rated it liked it Shelves: Probably better for rookies in the working world, or maybe as a summer reading for college management course. Good examples of the most common workplace games. Gives you an understanding to identify the game, and how to cope with or eliminate it. Unfortunately for me I have already played all the games before reading this book.

This book is hot! I wish it was written like three jobs ago. Even if you don't think you play games at work, you do, and this book helps you recognize that and tells you what to do to be more productive and achieve your goals without the game play.

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Sep 06, Khoa rated it it was ok. Just one of those book about culture. Full of theories, not a single grain of helpfulness. Jul 14, Vidula rated it really liked it.

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