23 L I G H T E N I N G O R E L I M I N AT I N G T H E L OA D What has my belief been about this? Workplace politics are just part of being in the workplace and there is really no way to escape them. What do you tell yourself in your head when you think of this challenge? Are there any self defeating statements that come to mind? Look deeply at what you truly believe to be true about this so far. What new belief would serve me better? Workplace politics are always going to be part of the workplace, but I have a choice whether to participate or not. Come up with something that inspires you and makes this feel “doable”. Something that says, “this will happen!”. Are there any boundaries that need to be put into place? I need to put a boundary in place with Linda and Ken about sharing negative rhetoric with me about the marketing department. Boundaries are the behaviors we hold others to. They need to be extended far enough or made big enough to protect you completely from compromising your mission. What standard(s) do I want to raise/lower/modify/create to keep me on track? I am a person who is concerned only with my own, personal best who continues striving to outperform my past performances. Standards are the behaviors or the code of behavior we hold ourselves to in any given situation. They are a positive declaration of the person you choose to be within the situation you are creating a standard for. Which of my core-essential values does this keep me from and how? Connection: I often do not connect with others I work with on a genuine level for fear that I will eventually be part of some sort of office politics drama. Core-essential values are the things that put you at your very best self. The things that pull you forward, inspire, and fulfill you completely. They are the things that allow you to be your most authentic and best self. Thumbnail Strategy 1. Turn up my receptors to gain more awareness of when others are coming at me with negative rhetoric. 2. Find comfortable language that I will need to stop people or redirect them when they are pulling me into workplace politics. Ask Jim to help me with this. 3. Make a boundary with Linda and Ken regarding badmouthing people in the marketing department. Remember to keep this as simple as possible. Less is more! You can do a more detailed strategy for each part of your thumbnail strategy, but this is the place where you get the big overview of how you intend to move through this.
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