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 [...]