office politics Archives - The Grassy Road

2 ways to completely destroy trust with your manager

It’s always nice to talk about all the things you can do right in your career and in the office, but sometimes it’s worth focusing on what you should not do because it’s so hard to recover. There are two ways I have seen people break trust in the office that are almost always fatal. They are not the only two, of course, but when they happen it’s always a surprise to me because these mistakes are always visible - whether you think they are or not. 1. Make, and [...]

By Penny Herscher|2017-12-13T11:05:43-08:00May 12, 2016|Career Advice|0 Comments

5 Ways Trust Impacts Your Productivity In The Office

Published in Inc January 8, 2015 So you want to create something fabulous and new. You want to innovate and create a breakthrough no one has thought of before. Well, you probably have a list of ingredients you need: a few computers, some smart people, project funding... but there is one critical ingredient you need which can't be measured but will have a huge impact on your success. That ingredient is Trust. Trust allows your team to move fast, fail fast and create. It's a simple but true fact so [...]

By Penny Herscher|2017-12-03T02:44:24-08:00January 12, 2015|Career Advice|0 Comments

Why Personal Positioning is Toxic in the Office

Which matters more - how you are personally positioned, or what you get done? Sometimes popular wisdom would tell you personal positioning truly matters. Who you know, what they think about you, how much "face time" you get, are you networked... but while this strategy may be effective in some large or political companies, it's death in a fast moving, apolitical one. I define politics in the office as any person, or behavior, that puts their personal interest in front of the company's interest. When you're growing fast, and making [...]

By Penny Herscher|2017-12-06T09:49:25-08:00April 16, 2014|Career Advice|0 Comments