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DESCRIPTION:TO BOOK: Call Lizzy Mafalo on (011) 880-9749 or email Lizzy <ma
	ilto:lizzy@qualitylife.co.za?subject=Politics>  with your contact details.
	\n“The operational definition of Political Savvy is ethically building a
	 critical mass of support for an idea you care about.” (Joel R. DeLuca\,
	 Ph.D)\nWhen a group of people comes together there is a political dynamic
	 – it’s unavoidable. Somebody will have an idea that they believe is b
	etter than the other ideas and then they will try to find supporters in or
	der to gain influence. On one level it’s as simple as that… Whether we
	 like it or not\, we are all in this game. If we work with people there is
	 no escape. There are three positions in this game of life:\n1. You are pl
	ayed\,\n2. You are a player OR\n3. You become the game maker\nIf you under
	stand power and organisational politics you stand a much better chance of 
	ethically “playing the game”. In other words\, a better chance of mana
	ging your career and managing your colleagues. Ignorance will leave you op
	en to exploitation – worse still you might unknowingly damage others.\nO
	wning your own political power is one of the key issues that could unlock 
	your future career. Would you like to become much harder to manipulate? Is
	 your organisation taking your career where you want it to go? Are there s
	ometimes strategic advantages to be gained from being played?\nThis engagi
	ng seminar\, using the metaphor of the “three positions”\, will expose
	 you to some of the research done in the field of power and organisational
	 politics. For example\, did you know that the modern organisation is ofte
	n structured in a way that unconsciously promotes political behaviour? Or 
	that there are meticulously researched and documented strategies that peop
	le use to gain control. Wouldn’t it be helpful to know what these are? W
	hat about ethics and power? Could you use your organisational power to ach
	ieve good? Maybe you want to understand how you could use your understandi
	ng of power and organisational politics to bring about some profound chang
	e for the good?\nIf you attend this seminar you will discover:\n- Where po
	litical power is wired into the modern organisation.\n- The power games pe
	ople play.\n- Popping the bubble of manipulative rhetoric.\n- Where abusiv
	e organisational power might have damaged you and how to start healing.\n-
	 Political potholes to avoid.\n- Sources of power and influence you can us
	e.\n- How to develop and use your power ethically to advance your career.\
	n- Power positions for early\, mid and late career.\nImportant changes tha
	t are shaping the nature of work in today’s complex organizations demand
	 that we become more sophisticated with respect to issues of leadership\, 
	power\, and influence.\n“Beyond the yellow brick road of naïveté and t
	he mugger’s lane of cynicism\, there is a narrow path\, poorly lit\, har
	d to find\, and even harder to stay on once found. People who have the ski
	lls and the perseverance to take that path serve us in countless ways.” 
	(John P. Kotter. 1985 Power and Influence beyond Formal Authority)\nWorksh
	op Details\nJohannesburg\nDATE: Wednesday 27 July 2011\nVENUE: Houghton Bo
	ardroom\, 17 – 5th Street\, Houghton Estate\, Johannesburg\nTIME: 8:00am
	 for 8:30am until 4:30pm\nCOST: R3150 excl vat\nWorkshop facilitator\nJohn
	 Ballam (M.Phil. Applied Business Ethics) is a seasoned organisational dev
	elopment consultant and tertiary academic. He has consulted to numerous or
	ganisations in the private\, public and NGO spheres since 1995. His specia
	l field of interest is in business ethics\, in particular\, the area of au
	thentic adult identity formation in contemporary culture. The learning env
	ironments he creates are well researched\, invigorating journeys of discov
	ery. John is a refreshingly transparent trickster figure – quirky\, open
	 to owning his shadow\; happy to see you dance towards embracing yours. He
	 would be delighted to help you subvert the puerile ‘pure and simple’ 
	in order to embrace a refreshingly robust ethical complexity.\nTO BOOK: Ca
	ll Lizzy Mafalo on (011) 880-9749 or email Lizzy <mailto:lizzy@qualitylife
	.co.za?subject=Politics>  with your contact details.\n
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LOCATION:Houghton Boardroom\, 17 – 5th Street\, Houghton Estate\, Johanne
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SUMMARY;LANGUAGE=en-za:Mastering Organisational Politics: A Crash Course in
	 Power and Influence
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	"en-za"></SPAN></B></P>\n\n<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-za"></SPAN><SPAN LANG
	="en-za"><I>“The operational definition of Political Savvy is ethically 
	building a critical mass of support for an idea you care about.”</I> (Jo
	el R. DeLuca\, Ph.D)</SPAN></P>\n\n<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-za">When a gr
	oup of people comes together there is a political dynamic – it’s unavo
	idable. Somebody will have an idea that they believe is better than the ot
	her ideas and then they will try to find supporters in order to gain influ
	ence. On one level it’s as simple as that… Whether we like it or not\,
	 we are all in this game. If we work with people there is no escape. There
	 are three positions in this game of life:</SPAN></P>\n\n<P DIR=LTR><SPAN 
	LANG="en-za">1. You are played\,<BR>\n2. You are a player OR<BR>\n3. You b
	ecome the game maker</SPAN></P>\n\n<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-za">If you un
	derstand power and organisational politics you stand a much better chance 
	of ethically “playing the game”. In other words\, a better chance of m
	anaging your career and managing your colleagues. Ignorance will leave you
	 open to exploitation – worse still you might unknowingly damage others.
	</SPAN></P>\n\n<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-za">Owning your own political pow
	er is one of the key issues that could unlock your future career. Would yo
	u like to become much harder to manipulate? Is your organisation taking yo
	ur career where you want it to go? Are there sometimes strategic advantage
	s to be gained from being played?</SPAN></P>\n\n<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-
	za">This engaging seminar\, using the metaphor of the “three positions
	”\, will expose you to some of the research done in the field of power a
	nd organisational politics. For example\, did you know that the modern org
	anisation is often structured in a way that unconsciously promotes politic
	al behaviour? Or that there are meticulously researched and documented str
	ategies that people use to gain control. Wouldn’t it be helpful to know 
	what these are? What about ethics and power? Could you use your organisati
	onal power to achieve good? Maybe you want to understand how you could use
	 your understanding of power and organisational politics to bring about so
	me profound change for the good?</SPAN></P>\n\n<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-z
	a">If you attend this seminar you will discover:<BR>\n- Where political po
	wer is wired into the modern organisation.<BR>\n- The power games people p
	lay.<BR>\n- Popping the bubble of manipulative rhetoric.<BR>\n- Where abus
	ive organisational power might have damaged you and how to start healing.<
	BR>\n- Political potholes to avoid.<BR>\n- Sources of power and influence 
	you can use.<BR>\n- How to develop and use your power ethically to advance
	 your career.<BR>\n- Power positions for early\, mid and late career.</SPA
	N></P>\n\n<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-za">Important changes that are shaping
	 the nature of work in today’s complex organizations demand that we beco
	me more sophisticated with respect to issues of leadership\, power\, and i
	nfluence.</SPAN></P>\n\n<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-za">“Beyond the yellow
	 brick road of naïveté and the mugger’s lane of cynicism\, there is a 
	narrow path\, poorly lit\, hard to find\, and even harder to stay on once 
	found. People who have the skills and the perseverance to take that path s
	erve us in countless ways.” (John P. Kotter. 1985 Power and Influence be
	yond Formal Authority)</SPAN></P>\n\n<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-za"><B><FON
	T COLOR="#FF6600">Workshop Details</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-za"><B>
	<BR>\n</B><B><FONT COLOR="#FF6600">Johannesburg</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LAN
	G="en-za"><BR>\n<FONT COLOR="#FF6600">DATE:</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-za
	"> Monday 6 February 2012<BR>\n<FONT COLOR="#FF6600">VENUE:</FONT></SPAN><
	SPAN LANG="en-za"> Houghton Boardroom\, 17 – 5th Street\, Houghton Estat
	e\, Johannesburg<BR>\n<FONT COLOR="#FF6600">TIME:</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG=
	"en-za"> 8:00am for 8:30am until 4:30pm<BR>\n<FONT COLOR="#FF6600">COST:</
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	PAN LANG="en-za"><B><FONT COLOR="#FF6600">Workshop facilitator</FONT></B><
	/SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-za"><BR>\n<B>John Ballam</B> (M.Phil. Applied Busines
	s Ethics) is a seasoned organisational development consultant and tertiary
	 academic. He has consulted to numerous organisations in the private\, pub
	lic and NGO spheres since 1995. His special field of interest is in busine
	ss ethics\, in particular\, the area of authentic adult identity formation
	 in contemporary culture. The learning environments he creates are well re
	searched\, invigorating journeys of discovery. John is a refreshingly tran
	sparent trickster figure – quirky\, open to owning his shadow\; happy to
	 see you dance towards embracing yours. He would be delighted to help you 
	subvert the puerile ‘pure and simple’ in order to embrace a refreshing
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