Some HR practitioners might consider office politics a subject best avoided through fear of becoming too embroiled in others' games.
Their current role is more often likely to be passive, either accepting or ignoring what's happening, rather than helping others to understand more about power and politics.
But HR practitioners could be in an ideal position to help others understand how organisations truly work. From their standpoint looking over the whole organisation, they can see how decisions are made, and could advise others how to move beyond the corrosive, dark side of office politics and harness the power of what we call positive politics.
Phil Anderson and Viki Holton (pictured) are both members of faculty at Ashridge Business School
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