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Political savvy can be defined as applying subtle and ethical methods of gaining power or a competitive edge. It means

It does not mean you have to sell your soul. There is nothing wrong with wanting power over your career and life. Power is not good or bad, it is how it is used. Honestly, most employees already operate at the lowest level of political savvy by:

So, to enhance your political savvy skills

Most of all identify your "Political Blind Spot "- not consciously seeing the extent to which informal influence shapes the decision making process. By avoiding or denying the existence of political savvy, one can underestimate how political behavior can stall or destroy careers, reputations and overall performance. Most of all hone your political savvy skills in order to defend and protect yourself from others' devious political tactics.


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Dianne Floyd Sutton is President of Sutton Enterprises, author, trainer, educator, expert witness, coach and actor. She has over twenty years of combined experience in Human Resource Development (HRD) processes, Diversity, Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO), and Communication training.  Sutton Enterprises (SE) is a full service human resource development organization which offers a variety of Human Resource Development (HRD)services, i.e. training, keynotes, facilitations, EEO interventions, organizational development, etc.  For more information about SE go to www.suttonenterprises.org

Dianne Sutton has the skills to create a safe learning environment where diverse participants are able to ask questions, experiment with new behaviors and development new skills. She also has the ability to present models and techniques in a straight forward, clear and humorous manner.  She started her career as a mathematics instructor in the St. Louis, Missouri Public School System while attending graduate school at Washington University. Before founding Sutton Enterprises in 1987, she held a variety of positions at the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in training and employee development.

Her most recent publication is Workplace Etiquette: A Guide to Thriving and Surviving in Today’s Workplace.  In 2010 Dianne was awarded the Spencer Logan Leadership Award from the Training Officers Consortium (TOC) in Washington, DC.  This is the organization's highest honor.  For more information go to www.trainingofficers.org

Dianne is on a civility crusade as Ms. Etiquette Ms. Etiquette offers a down-to-earth, in-depth presentation peppered with real life examples and appropriate humor.  She demystifies the rules and gives insights into behaviors that increase respect, collaboration and trust in the workplace.  Check out Ask Ms. Etiquette for answers to questions about appropriate etiquette in the workplace at www.suttonenterprises.org


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