Using office politics to pick a side

During our every day work we deal with conflicts and picking sides. I'm not going to write about how to pick side in an argument as this isn't the purpose of the article, the article deals with picking what is better for your survival in the office and what will contribute to your … [Read more...]

Using social networking for your office survival

I guess everyone today's is using linkedin (www.linkedin.com) or twitter (www.twitter.com) , facebook (www.facebook.com) or any other form of social networking site in order to meet and know new people and establish a connection network between them. Before I'll start I want to write down … [Read more...]

Layoffs cuts and survival at the office

The day has when you enter the office and there's a buzz in the air that there are going to be some cuts today (in recession times as today this might come in some waves). The moment you enter into your room your supervisor sends a message he wants to have a private talk with you later that day. … [Read more...]

Winning office politics

Each office has its politics, and in order to secure your position at the office you have to learn and play the "politics game". Not everyone knows how to play this game, but everyone plays this, even if they don't admit it.   In order to play the game you need to set up your … [Read more...]

Interview’s question — what’s your long term plan

The time has come and you decide to move to a new bigger office. The question that you'll be asked is where do you see yourself in 5 years from now (or any other variation of that question) – remember this question is a tricky one that will allow you to survive in a new environment. The … [Read more...]

Office cliques

As time pass by you notice there are cliques in the office, the only question you have to ask yourself is which clique suits you the best, which one will allow you to survive, which will give you more power, which will be better for you , etc.. Previous articles talked about finding the right … [Read more...]

Turning company’s meetings to your advantage

Company's meetings are for one and one reason only, as there is an office with bunch of people and now something need to be done with them, this is done for one reason only which is to show a sense of purpose. It's not a secret that these meetings are waste of time for all of us, but not for … [Read more...]