The Savvy Advantage™

Dealing with Negative Politics:
It's Not Just a Side Issue!

This unspoken dynamic of negative politics in an organization generates negative internal competition, friction, turf wars, departmental silos, and removes the motivation to work towards the goals of the organization.

Evidence from the most extensive real world knowledge base in corporate America indicates that this taboo topic reduces productivity, collaborative spirit, and appropriate career outcomes by ~ 30%.

In times of change it can result in inappropriate choices in strategic direction, products, markets, projects and people for the situation up to ~ 50% of the time.

Breakthrough Findings
from the
Most Extensive Real World Knowledge Base in Corporate America

The shifting maze of corporate politics is shrouded in myths and a taboo so strong that 'officially', politics doesn't even exist in most businesses. Penetrating this shroud takes a specialized approach.

Most efforts can only scratch the surface as they generally come from several interviews by outside consultants and academics who seldom have lived in the corporate world themselves.

The Political Savvy knowledge base comes from the combined views and behaviors of thousands of corporate insiders. These professionals, managers, and executives live with politics daily. They took part in confidential company research studies that included multiple global businesses and industries.

The political savvy studies had access to restricted data such as performance and promotions seldom provided to outsiders. These data created the critical mass essential to penetrate the official shroud around organizational politics. The result is a rare examination of the inner political workings of corporate life.

These findings are surprising, and promising. They break through the myths, stereotypes and overturn conventional thinking.

How do we stimulate innovation throughout the business?
- CEO

How do I navigate my ideas through the corporate minefields?
–IT Professional

Our current approach is like ‘throwing lambs to the slaughter’. Is there anything we can do to help prepare our students for the political realities of organizational life?
- College Professor

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One of the most important breakthrough findings demonstrate the existence and powerful impact of ethical positive politics i.e. political savvy.

This finding from such diverse sources provides rock solid support for the resulting principles, strategies, and behaviors.

These results are carefully crafted into user friendly products that can be put into practice immediately.

We hope you and your business join the other quality institutions taking part in one of the most exciting areas of profitable change now available to individuals and organizations.

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Mastering organizational politics through Political Savvy is a proven ethical leadership approach that any organization and any individual can use to both influence positive change in an organization and achieve career success at the same time; even when negative organizational politics are severe.

Learn the role and use of Positive Power and Politics to acheive success in any organization. Develop your skills with the necessary mindset, strategies, and techniques used by some of the most successful executives. Read about Ethics and Politics ... or read an Article on Gender and Politics. or watch a clip of the exclusive TV Interview with Dr. Joel DeLuca on Organizational Politics and Political Savvy

Take the political savvy quiz to find out how savvy you are on how to best handle organizational politics and learn from the results!