The Proper Way to Handle Power Politics – Keys to Real Success
People learnt a long time ago that getting into full blown discussions at work and in the office about sex, religion and politics are a very touchy aspect. They are bound to always end up going in the wrong direction (by this I mean a major disagreement). The fact of this is because you can either offend a colleague or get into a full blown out of proportion argument.
This doesn’t mean that you should seek out those who are powerful and hang onto them, however. It means, simply, that you should learn to remain balanced in your outlook regardless of the machinations of the power politics that constantly swirl around you. How? By being content with yourself and your personal power, without need for anything else.
Plato, the I Ching, and others like them counsel that to gain the power that we all intrinsically seek, we should focus on becoming stronger within, because the power we are looking for does not lie in the ability to hire and fire, or to be noticed or praised; it lies in the ability to no longer care about either your own position in relation to that of others or even what they think.
How do you get this healthier outlook on life and the opinions of others? Most likely you are quite familiar with what you believe is your weakness and your concerns about your image. But to find the power within yourself to not care about what you can’t control, you will need to become reacquainted with your own strength.
The best thing to do in all honesty is to walk out of the room, but if you are stuck then you should make your feelings clear that you do not want to be part of the conflict.
Now let’s consider a different scenario: what if you are the one in your organization who has the power? Or what if you become one of the powerful? Then you must learn something else: to become wise enough to use the power you are granted appropriately; that is, you must learn not to abuse it, despite the ever-present temptations to do so.
For all those who abuse power will sooner or later pay dearly. Why? Because power follows the rule of physics that says for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction; that is, the usage of power always has a reaction on the user. Simply put, power, when misused, weakens and corrupts. Or, at the least, its abuse leaves you feeling guilty and anxious, and here I speak from long experience, like many, having made numerous mistakes in the misuse of power both at work and at home.
Characterizing The Judge Talks Politics as a tell-all book about Long Island politics does not do it justice. Between the covers of this compact, well written book a reader can find a snapshot of Nassau County history during a most important time; details on how politics really work; tips on how to analyze issues; advice on how to seek political office; and much more. Whether you are a casual reader, or a political junkie seeking snippets of information politicians don’t normally want to discuss, The Judge Talks Politics is a worthwhile read. I strongly recommend it.
Resource Author Francisco R. Higueras
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