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Office Politics  

Without an understanding of subconscious tribal programs and their symptomatic behaviors, you probably don't view gossip, power struggles, and other forms of office politics as the expression of the survival instincts of the subconscious mind.  However, that insight and some useful tools can morph the negatives of office politics to create a supportive, cooperative and highly productive work environment. 

There are two models necessary for achieving a workplace environment where people contribute to each other's performance instead of distracting and undermining with politics.  The second model is needed for environments, such as sales, that deliberately foster competition to induce performance.              

To achieve contribution and support, it is necessary to ensure that each person feels the other person is a contributor, rather than a detriment, to their position and status.  A detriment is a threat, a rival, an enemy.  A contributor is treated as a member of the tribe that is valued, nurtured and protected.       

Competition environments also benefit from removing the sabotaging effects of subconscious programs.  Power and control dynamics are always a symptom of subconscious competition for resources.  Often, this awareness is present cognitively, with the real competition for promotion, achievement, or real resources.  When the subconscious programs are removed from competition dynamics, threat reaction chemistry is also removed.   The distraction and physical interference of subconscious threat reaction symptoms inhibits performance, and removing those effects increases capacity for performance, allowing an escalation in performance.  As stresses of reactions are removed, the ability to achieve more is released, and it shows in results.           

The Going Beyond Success Workshop provides insight into these and other dynamics and provides tools and techniques that allow employees to create supportive environments, and enhance competitive environments.  There are tools specific to personal interactions which can change an individual dynamic, as well as structure and group dynamic tools for managing meetings, groups, and the interaction of reporting structures.  


 

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