While office politics is usually a derided term, it does have some benefits in terms of corporate strategy execution. Internal politics allows differences to be shared and methods reshaped well beyond what the narrow confines of company rules It refers to a series of tactics to influence others towards personal or organizational interests. The political terrain can be mapped out using a conventional quadrant. There exist four metamorphic domains based around formal or informal source of power at individual or organizational level. The first one is the Weeds where the source of power is informal at individual level. The Rocks provide formal power at the same individual level. The Woods are the most chaotic with max participation. It is at organizational level but power informal. The High Ground is that occupied by the top management. Here, power is formally vested with responsibility towards the entire organization.

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Uploaded Date:09 August 2018