{"product_id":"the-office-politics-handbook-jack-godwin-9781601632791","title":"The Office Politics Handbook: Winning the Game of Power and Politics at Work","description":"\u003ci\u003eThe Office Politics Handbook\u003c\/i\u003e is for business executives, managers, consultants, lawyers, agents, editors, and anyone who wants to become more politically astute, more powerful, and more successful. This is not a book on political game playing; it is for people who hate power games but who know that politics takes place in every organization and want to make sure they wind up on top of the heap...not at the bottom of the barrel. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book will explain why people are political animals, and why they engage in power-seeking behavior. It will also discuss different instruments of power to help you understand the cultural and collective forces at work in human nature, and the occasionally aggressive characteristics of the political animal. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Office Politics Handbook\u003c\/i\u003e will show you how to: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003eCultivate your political skill\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eExercise power beyond your place in the organizational chart\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eDefend yourself against political attacks\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eKnow when to fight, when to retreat, and when to lead\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jack Godwin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1601632797\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781601632791\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Career Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/23\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.79lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.60d\u003c\/li\u003e","brand":"Jack Godwin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43938616312063,"sku":"9781601632791","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_06b4f086-559b-4769-b69e-9deda3ffa977.jpg?v=1681436736","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-office-politics-handbook-jack-godwin-9781601632791","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}