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BALANCE POWER WITH RESPONSIBILITY

Since there are people in any company who resist change, tactics for persuading them are always important. However, as you get more skilled in these tactics, you risk losing yourself in tactical behavior to the point where it can be considered office politics. Office politics are generally harmful for long-term company success and to office culture. The line between useful but harmless tactics and office politics can be very thin sometimes, so how do you walk that line without crossing over to the wrong side?

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Beware that useful tactics do not become harmful office politics.

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