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Because many of the causes of workplace politics are caused by grudge between members, these animosities should be dissolved.There are many ways to disolve animosities. Listening circles are good way to dissolve tensions. Gaing mutual [[SON]] and perspectives are also important the solving the problem. | Because many of the causes of workplace politics are caused by grudge between members, these animosities should be dissolved.There are many ways to disolve animosities. Listening circles are good way to dissolve tensions. Gaing mutual [[SON]] and perspectives are also important the solving the problem. | ||
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Organizational politics or workplace politics are interactions between members of the group, that are influancing the way decision are taken in the organization. To deliver pro-organizational decision, one has to understand the politics, and kno how to desolve self-intrests decisions.
For instance, sometime when one manager is afraid that some oher manger will get into his teritory, he may resist a decision that may be good for the organization, but bad for him.
Causes
Causes of "irational" decision making in an organization:
- Fear that somebody else may takeover my ability to influance and get promoted.
- I want to revange for somthing wrong that other in the organization did to me (emotional bank).
- I want to make other negotite with me, and therefore take me into account and make me more important in decision making (Ariel Sharon used this tacitics many time (Ha' Roe'he)) .
- Lose of control, due to inability to undestand the decision, and a great need for control)
Solutions
Dissolveing Tensions
Because many of the causes of workplace politics are caused by grudge between members, these animosities should be dissolved.There are many ways to disolve animosities. Listening circles are good way to dissolve tensions. Gaing mutual SON and perspectives are also important the solving the problem.
Transparency
because gossip can be very harmful to the image of members, and can serve as abase for manipulation, dishonesty and wars, it is better to make everything transparency, and to deal with conflicts in a constructed way.