E94: How to Navigate Workplace Politics as a Leader While Staying True to Yourself
The Inner Edge: Leadership, Self-Mastery, and Reinvention for a New Era · 2025-02-27 · 12 min
Episode notes
“ Leadership isn't just about doing great work. It's about building relationships, understanding the dynamics around you, and strategically positioning yourself and your ideas.” In this episode, I talk about something lots of people dread: workplace politics. To help you better navigate workplace dynamics with integrity, I’m sharing the story of a client who faced the challenge of engaging in workplace politics, as well as 3 practical tips so you, too, can face it while staying true to yourself. In this episode: Workplace politics is a reality in every organization How James and his team stopped being a best-kept secret with integrity #1 Build relationships before you need them #2 Understand the unwritten rules #3 Engage in politics but draw boundaries A question to help you to better engage in workplace politics as a leader Leadership Presence | Mastering the Inner Work of Leadership is your guide to leading with Less Ego and More Soul. Your host is Janet Ioli, leadership and human development expert, sought-after coach, advisor to global executives, and former executive with experience in four Fortune 200 companies.