Political Savvy
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Because of their social structures, organizations are political in nature. Because politics has traditionally been associated with Machiavellian maneuvers by managers or is viewed as somehow unethical, the political skills needed by a manager for success have been largely ignored in the professional literature. As Young (100) notes, "Organizational political skills have been generally neglected in management literature. Managers who lack the requisite political skills inevitably run into difficulties on the job that reasoning and experience alone won't solve." This analysis will discuss the growing importance of political skills in today's business environment and their impact on management. Politics and political skills in leaders are becoming recognized as critical to the success of contemporary organizations. As Gautrey (11) writes, "Effective use of political skill will become increasingly important to a manager's career." In a survey of 600 global
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