職場英語：玩轉公司政治
Politics in the workplace can get vicious -- and we're not talking about the governmental kind. Rather, office politics, or how power and influence are managed in your company, will be a part of your career whether you choose to participate in them or not.
本文不是討論政府部門的那種政治，而是辦公室里的那種，或者說公司內部權力和影響力的控制。職場政治可能很殘酷，不論你參不參與它都將成為你事業的一部分。
Don't align yourself too strongly with just one group at the office because they may not hold power forever.
不要只和某一個群體緊密聯系;因為他們也許不會一直掌權。
Some workers say they don't want to get caught up in politics at work, but most experts argue that playing the game is crucial to your career success. By not getting involved, you may find your talents ignored, your success limited and you may feel left out of the loop, says Louellen Essex, co-author of "Manager's Desktop Consultant: Just-in-Time Solutions to the Top People Problems That Keep You Up at Night."
有些員工稱他們不愿卷入辦公室政治中，但是多數專家認為參與到這場游戲中對你的事業成功至關重要。《經理人辦公桌顧問：讓你夜不能寐的人際問題的.及時解決方法》一書作者之一Louellen Essex認為，如果不參與辦公室政治，你的才華可能會被忽略、成功受限，你也會感到被排斥在外。
"Politics get nasty when an employee is out for his or her personal gain alone," Essex says. "Think of playing office politics as a game of strategy through which you are able to get the resources and influence you need to accomplish your goals. Most often those who are diplomatic, respectful and build coalitions with effective people win."
Essex說：“當員工只追求個人利益時政治就骯臟起來。可以把參與職場政治作為一個游戲策略;通過這個方式你能獲得達成目標所需要的資源和影響力。通常贏家都是那些老練的、尊重別人的、和有影響力人士聯系緊密的人。”
Here are Essex's nine tips to help you win at office politics and still gain other's respect.
下面就是Essex給出的九條建議，幫你在贏得辦公室政治的同時也獲得別人的尊重。
1. Observe how things get done in your organization.
觀察事情是怎樣進行的
Ask some key questions: What are the core values and how are they enacted? Are short- or long-term results most valued? How are decisions made? How much risk is tolerated? The answers to these questions should give you a good sense of the culture of your organization.
問些關鍵問題：公司的核心價值是什么，是如何體現的?最看重的是短期還是長期效果?決議是如何制定的?可接受風險的程度有多大?這些問題的答案可以讓你對企業文化有個好的認識。
2. Profile powerful individuals
觀察有權力的個體
Pay attention to their communication style, network of relationships and what types of proposals they say "yes" to most often. Emulate those traits by drawing on the strengths you have.
注意他們的溝通風格、關系網絡及他們常常同意什么類型的提議。發揮你的長處，模仿這些特質。
3. Determine strategic initiatives in the company
決定公司的戰略計劃
Update your skills to be relevant to company initiatives. For example, don't lag behind in technology, quality or customer service approaches that are crucial to you and your company's success.
提升和公司發展相關的技能。例如在對你和公司成功都至關重要的技術、質量或客服方式上都別落后。
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