How to Minimize Politics In Your Organisation
<p>No one likes politics in the workplace but sadly, I’m yet to come across any organisation that is not affected by this affliction.</p>
<p>I guess the bigger the organisation, the more humans there will be and hence, inevitably, the more political the workplace will get.</p>
<p>Given a choice, everyone would want to work in an organisation that has no politics and things are purely based on merit. But, till that eutopia arrives, the best we can hope for is to contain or minimise it.</p>
<p>And that’s where I hope this article can help: I’ve shared below some ways around how politics can be ‘minimised’ and how that can help in improving the overall ‘workability’ of any organisation.</p>
<p>Where is this advice coming from: The advice I’ve shared in this article is from <strong>Benjamin Abraham Horowitz</strong> (born June 13, 1966) and his bestselling book — <a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/Hard-Thing-About-Things-Building/dp/0062273205" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers : Horowitz, Ben: Amazon.com.au: Books</a></p>
<p>Who is he: As per Wikipedia, he’s an American businessman, investor, blogger, and author.</p>
<p>What he’s done: He is a technology entrepreneur and co-founder of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venture_capital" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">venture capital</a> firm <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andreessen_Horowitz" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Andreessen Horowitz</a> along with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc_Andreessen" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Marc Andreessen</a>. He previously co-founded and served as president and chief executive officer of the enterprise software company <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opsware" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Opsware</a>, which <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hewlett-Packard" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Hewlett-Packard</a> acquired in 2007.</p>
<p>Clearly, I am impressed (and hence this article and a couple of others that I’ve written from the same book — linked shared at the end of this article) but I implore you to read his books and then decide for yourself.</p>
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