Do your students need to brush up on their political skills as they prepare to return to the cut and thrust of business life?

Would you like your students to learn how to influence with integrity?

Do any of your students feel they just ‘can’t do’ politics although they know they should?

For many of us the notion of being political comes laden with all sorts of negative assumptions. Indeed, how many of us claim “I don’t do politics”? Perhaps we have even used the term ‘political’ as a slur against someone whose actions we did not approve of?

In today’s business world, this approach simply won’t work. Research by Roffey Park, the prestigious research, training and development institute, suggests that we are working in ever more political environments: “69% of respondents … reported that political behaviour was rife – and on the increase. In today’s organization just doing a good job is no longer any guarantee of success or even survival – a key ingredient of success is building political ‘savvy’.”

The bottom line is that organisational life is political, and hoping that politics will go away, or claiming that we just don’t do politics, are no longer viable options if we are to achieve our ambitions.

Management Advantage, in association with Politics at Work Ltd, are delighted to present a one-day workshop which tackles these very issues.

Packed full of tools, tips and techniques, this workshop will have a huge impact on the way attendees operate, survive and thrive in the modern workplace. It will help them to understand what is really going on around them, identify hidden agendas and negative self serving tactics. Equipped with this new awareness they will then be shown how to use proven techniques to minimise these disruptions and develop political skills to influence in positive and constructive ways.

Students will benefit from this workshop if they are:

• ambitious and talented
• under pressure to deliver results
• operating in a complex structure
• responsible for implementing change
• struggling to understand what is going on
• determined not to become mired in the murky world of office politics

During the workshop they will learn:

• how to understand the political dynamics in organisations
• how to recognise the 21 most common negative political strategies
• what to do when faced with a political manoeuvre
• how to cut through inappropriate politicking and create win/win outcomes
• to identify the opportunities for greater performance and increased personal success
• to develop their skills as positive politicians so that they can influence with integrity

Benefits include:

• increasing credibility and recognition
• being more confident and objective about political activity
• gaining greater support for initiatives
• protecting projects from resistance and disruption
• saving time on inappropriate politicking
• minimising the impact of disruptive individuals
• driving through change with greater speed and longevity

What past attendees have said:

“The workshop was outstanding and will have a positive effect on my approach to the business.”

“We got opportunities to try out many of the strategies for dealing with situations.”

This full day workshop is held at the school's premises or at a venue booked by the school. We provide a comprehensive workshop manual and offer immediate post-event email and telephone support to attendees. Six hours teaching (approx.) plus lunch and tea/coffee breaks. Workshop led by Mike Phipps of Politics At Work Ltd.

Minimum 6 participants, maximum 30.

Guide Price: £1,525 per full-day workshop.

Travel and subsistence expenses (charged at cost), travelling time (£25 per hour per presenter, to the nearest hour) and VAT are additional to these prices.