28 Books like Secrets to Winning at Office Politics

HBR Guide to Office Politics

by Karen Dillon • 2014

Ignore office politics and they still win. How to play the game without becoming a player.

3.77

756

🏢 Office Politics 🔄 Workplace Dynamics 📈 Managing Up 🛑 Workplace Bullying 💬 Difficult Conversations

HBR Guide to Office Politics 98%

Ignore office politics and they still win. How to play the game without becoming a player.

by Karen Dillon 2014

3.77

756 ratings

🏢 Office Politics 🔄 Workplace Dynamics 📈 Managing Up 🛑 Workplace Bullying 💬 Difficult Conversations

Power

by Jeffrey Pfeffer • 2010

Modesty, authenticity, trust: the leadership industry sells them. Power buys something else.

3.88

6k+

🏢 Organizational Politics 📈 Career Strategy ⚡ Power Dynamics 📣 Self-Promotion 🪞 Narcissism At Work

Power 97%

Modesty, authenticity, trust: the leadership industry sells them. Power buys something else.

by Jeffrey Pfeffer 2010

3.88

6k+ ratings

🏢 Organizational Politics 📈 Career Strategy ⚡ Power Dynamics 📣 Self-Promotion 🪞 Narcissism At Work

Career Warfare

by David F. D'Alessandro • 1955

Great work isn't enough. Ten rules for the reputation game that actually decides your career.

3.82

562

🏛️ Corporate Politics 💼 Personal Branding ⬆️ Managing Up 📈 Career Advancement 🪑 Office Dynamics

Career Warfare 97%

Great work isn't enough. Ten rules for the reputation game that actually decides your career.

by David F. D'Alessandro 1955

3.82

562 ratings

🏛️ Corporate Politics 💼 Personal Branding ⬆️ Managing Up 📈 Career Advancement 🪑 Office Dynamics

Workplace Poker

by Dan Rust • 2016

Navigate office politics, read your colleagues, and get promoted: the career playbook for realists.

3.95

487

🎭 Office Politics 📈 Career Advancement 👁️ Reading People 📣 Self-Promotion ⚡ Energy Management

Workplace Poker 97%

Navigate office politics, read your colleagues, and get promoted: the career playbook for realists.

by Dan Rust 2016

3.95

487 ratings

🎭 Office Politics 📈 Career Advancement 👁️ Reading People 📣 Self-Promotion ⚡ Energy Management

The Rules Of Work

by Richard Templar • 2002

The hidden script for getting ahead at work that your boss will never explain to you.

3.70

4k+

🏛️ Office Politics 🏢 Corporate Culture 🧭 Career Strategy 👔 Executive Presence 🪪 Personal Branding

The Rules Of Work 97%

The hidden script for getting ahead at work that your boss will never explain to you.

by Richard Templar 2002

3.70

4k+ ratings

🏛️ Office Politics 🏢 Corporate Culture 🧭 Career Strategy 👔 Executive Presence 🪪 Personal Branding

The Unspoken Truths for Career Success

by Tessa White • 2023

What your manager won't teach you about getting paid, promoted, and heard at work.

4.26

550

🧭 Career Strategy 🏛️ Office Politics 📢 Self-Advocacy 🗣️ Feedback Culture 💰 Salary Negotiation

The Unspoken Truths for Career Success Summary

The Unspoken Truths for Career Success 97%

What your manager won't teach you about getting paid, promoted, and heard at work.

by Tessa White 2023

4.26

550 ratings

🧭 Career Strategy 🏛️ Office Politics 📢 Self-Advocacy 🗣️ Feedback Culture 💰 Salary Negotiation

7 Rules of Power

by Jeffrey Pfeffer • 2022

Everything you learned about being a good colleague is keeping you from the corner office.

4.01

2k+

🎭 Organizational Politics 🦊 Machiavellianism 🧠 Organizational Behavior 👔 Executive Presence 🤝 Strategic Networking

7 Rules of Power 97%

Everything you learned about being a good colleague is keeping you from the corner office.

by Jeffrey Pfeffer 2022

4.01

2k+ ratings

🎭 Organizational Politics 🦊 Machiavellianism 🧠 Organizational Behavior 👔 Executive Presence 🤝 Strategic Networking

Managing Up

by Mary Abbajay • 2018

Your boss won't change. Learn to read their style and adapt so your career thrives anyway.

3.77

876

🔼 Managing Upward 🧩 Personality Types 💬 Workplace Communication ⚠️ Difficult Bosses 🏛️ Office Politics

Managing Up 96%

Your boss won't change. Learn to read their style and adapt so your career thrives anyway.

by Mary Abbajay 2018

3.77

876 ratings

🔼 Managing Upward 🧩 Personality Types 💬 Workplace Communication ⚠️ Difficult Bosses 🏛️ Office Politics

Managing Your Manager

by Gonzague Dufour • 2010

Six boss types, one playbook: turn the manager you have into the career you want.

3.52

132

🪜 Managing Up ♟️ Office Politics 😤 Difficult Bosses 🎭 Boss Personalities 📈 Career Advancement

Managing Your Manager 96%

Six boss types, one playbook: turn the manager you have into the career you want.

by Gonzague Dufour 2010

3.52

132 ratings

🪜 Managing Up ♟️ Office Politics 😤 Difficult Bosses 🎭 Boss Personalities 📈 Career Advancement

Who Gets Promoted, Who Doesn't, and Why

by Donald Asher • 2007

Promotions bet on your next act, not your past. How to get the timing right.

3.95

611

🪜 Career Advancement 🗳️ Workplace Politics 🤝 Strategic Networking 🧭 Managing Up 📢 Self-Promotion

Who Gets Promoted, Who Doesn't, and Why Summary

Who Gets Promoted, Who Doesn't, and Why 96%

Promotions bet on your next act, not your past. How to get the timing right.

by Donald Asher 2007

3.95

611 ratings

🪜 Career Advancement 🗳️ Workplace Politics 🤝 Strategic Networking 🧭 Managing Up 📢 Self-Promotion

Strategize to Win

by Carla A. Harris • 2014

Great work opens the door. Relationships walk you through it. How to build both.

3.99

433

🧭 Career Strategy 🏢 Workplace Politics 🎤 Professional Presence 💬 Communication Skills 🔄 Career Transitions

Strategize to Win 96%

Great work opens the door. Relationships walk you through it. How to build both.

by Carla A. Harris 2014

3.99

433 ratings

🧭 Career Strategy 🏢 Workplace Politics 🎤 Professional Presence 💬 Communication Skills 🔄 Career Transitions

The Hard Truth About Soft Skills

by Peggy Klaus • 2008

Seventy-five percent of career success relies on skills school never taught. Here's what they are.

3.53

548

🔑 Soft Skills 💬 Workplace Communication 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🏢 Office Politics 🏷️ Personal Branding

The Hard Truth About Soft Skills Summary

The Hard Truth About Soft Skills 96%

Seventy-five percent of career success relies on skills school never taught. Here's what they are.

by Peggy Klaus 2008

3.53

548 ratings

🔑 Soft Skills 💬 Workplace Communication 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🏢 Office Politics 🏷️ Personal Branding

How to Work for an Idiot, Revised and Expanded with More Idiots, More Insanity, and More Incompetency

by John Hoover • 2003

Outmaneuver the idiot in charge: keep your job, keep your sanity, and still get ahead.

3.14

309

😤 Difficult Bosses 🏢 Office Politics 🛡️ Workplace Survival 📤 Managing Up 🗣️ Workplace Communication

How to Work for an Idiot, Revised and Expanded with More Idiots, More Insanity, and More Incompetency Summary

How to Work for an Idiot, Revised and Expanded with More Idiots, More Insanity, and More Incompetency 96%

Outmaneuver the idiot in charge: keep your job, keep your sanity, and still get ahead.

by John Hoover 2003

3.14

309 ratings

😤 Difficult Bosses 🏢 Office Politics 🛡️ Workplace Survival 📤 Managing Up 🗣️ Workplace Communication

The Unspoken Rules

by Gorick Ng • 2021

Your boss is always asking three questions about you. The answers determine your career.

4.24

1k+

🌱 Early Career 🏢 Workplace Dynamics 🧭 Career Navigation 💼 Professional Presence 🔄 Feedback Culture

The Unspoken Rules 96%

Your boss is always asking three questions about you. The answers determine your career.

by Gorick Ng 2021

4.24

1k+ ratings

🌱 Early Career 🏢 Workplace Dynamics 🧭 Career Navigation 💼 Professional Presence 🔄 Feedback Culture

Fire Your Boss

by Stephen M. Pollan • 2004

Depose your boss mentally, follow the money, and always fish for your next job from day one.

3.67

150

📋 Career Advice 💼 Managing Upward 🤝 Personal Networking 🧠 Workplace Pragmatism 💰 Financial Independence

Fire Your Boss 96%

Depose your boss mentally, follow the money, and always fish for your next job from day one.

by Stephen M. Pollan 2004

3.67

150 ratings

📋 Career Advice 💼 Managing Upward 🤝 Personal Networking 🧠 Workplace Pragmatism 💰 Financial Independence

The Unwritten Laws of Business

by W.J. King • 1944

The 1944 classic that still governs the modern office: everyday rules no employee handbook contains.

3.99

5k+

🏢 Workplace Ethics 🏛️ Office Politics 🛡️ Professional Integrity 📈 Career Development 🕰️ Classic Business Advice

The Unwritten Laws of Business 96%

The 1944 classic that still governs the modern office: everyday rules no employee handbook contains.

by W.J. King 1944

3.99

5k+ ratings

🏢 Workplace Ethics 🏛️ Office Politics 🛡️ Professional Integrity 📈 Career Development 🕰️ Classic Business Advice

Social Intelligence

by Karl Albrecht • 2005

Five dimensions of social intelligence, from reading a room to projecting presence, that IQ misses.

3.63

386

🤝 Social Skills 🏢 Workplace Dynamics 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🦚 Executive Presence 👀 Social Awareness

Social Intelligence 96%

Five dimensions of social intelligence, from reading a room to projecting presence, that IQ misses.

by Karl Albrecht 2005

3.63

386 ratings

🤝 Social Skills 🏢 Workplace Dynamics 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🦚 Executive Presence 👀 Social Awareness

360 Degrees of Influence

by Harrison Monarth • 2011

Why charisma alone fails: the playbook for influencing up, down, and sideways in any organization.

3.31

🏛️ Organizational Politics 👔 Executive Presence 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🗣️ Persuasion Psychology 🧩 Cognitive Biases

360 Degrees of Influence 95%

Why charisma alone fails: the playbook for influencing up, down, and sideways in any organization.

by Harrison Monarth 2011

3.31

35 ratings

🏛️ Organizational Politics 👔 Executive Presence 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🗣️ Persuasion Psychology 🧩 Cognitive Biases

Leadership BS

by Jeffrey Pfeffer • 2015

The leadership industry sold you modesty, authenticity, and trust. It was lying.

3.86

1k+

🚫 Leadership Critique 📊 Organizational Behavior 💼 Workplace Realism 🔪 Anti-Self-Help ☣️ Toxic Workplaces

Leadership BS 95%

The leadership industry sold you modesty, authenticity, and trust. It was lying.

by Jeffrey Pfeffer 2015

3.86

1k+ ratings

🚫 Leadership Critique 📊 Organizational Behavior 💼 Workplace Realism 🔪 Anti-Self-Help ☣️ Toxic Workplaces

Forget a Mentor, Find a Sponsor

by Sylvia Ann Hewlett • 2013

Mentors advise. Sponsors promote. How to attract the senior ally who will fight for your career.

3.71

776

🚀 Career Advancement 🏛️ Workplace Politics 🎯 Executive Presence 💎 Personal Branding ⚖️ Workplace Bias

Forget a Mentor, Find a Sponsor 95%

Mentors advise. Sponsors promote. How to attract the senior ally who will fight for your career.

by Sylvia Ann Hewlett 2013

3.71

776 ratings

🚀 Career Advancement 🏛️ Workplace Politics 🎯 Executive Presence 💎 Personal Branding ⚖️ Workplace Bias

Nice Girls Don't Get the Corner Office

by Lois P. Frankel • 2004

133 specific coaching fixes for the habits that make smart women seem like junior staff.

3.66

20k+

📈 Career Advancement 🏛️ Office Politics 👗 Self-Presentation 🗣️ Assertive Communication 🤝 Negotiation Skills

Nice Girls Don't Get the Corner Office Summary

Nice Girls Don't Get the Corner Office 95%

133 specific coaching fixes for the habits that make smart women seem like junior staff.

by Lois P. Frankel 2004

3.66

20k+ ratings

📈 Career Advancement 🏛️ Office Politics 👗 Self-Presentation 🗣️ Assertive Communication 🤝 Negotiation Skills

How to Talk to Anyone at Work

by Leil Lowndes • 2018

72 workplace scripts: how to enter a room, handle a micromanager, and defuse any complainer.

3.54

360

💼 Workplace Communication 🏢 Office Politics 🧍 Body Language 👂 Listening Skills 🎤 Presentation Skills

How to Talk to Anyone at Work 95%

72 workplace scripts: how to enter a room, handle a micromanager, and defuse any complainer.

by Leil Lowndes 2018

3.54

360 ratings

💼 Workplace Communication 🏢 Office Politics 🧍 Body Language 👂 Listening Skills 🎤 Presentation Skills

Acting with Power

by Deborah Gruenfeld • 2020

Power isn't who you are; it's a role. Anyone can learn to play it.

3.83

473

🏢 Organizational Power 🧠 Leadership Psychology 💼 Workplace Dynamics ⚖️ Power Dynamics 🎭 Performance Psychology

Acting with Power 95%

Power isn't who you are; it's a role. Anyone can learn to play it.

by Deborah Gruenfeld 2020

3.83

473 ratings

🏢 Organizational Power 🧠 Leadership Psychology 💼 Workplace Dynamics ⚖️ Power Dynamics 🎭 Performance Psychology

Influence Without Authority

by Allan R. Cohen • 1989

Trade what they value for what you need: the systematic model for leading without a title.

3.54

743

🤝 Lateral Leadership ↗️ Managing Up 🔄 Reciprocity 🏛️ Organizational Politics 🗺️ Stakeholder Management

Influence Without Authority 95%

Trade what they value for what you need: the systematic model for leading without a title.

by Allan R. Cohen 1989

3.54

743 ratings

🤝 Lateral Leadership ↗️ Managing Up 🔄 Reciprocity 🏛️ Organizational Politics 🗺️ Stakeholder Management

How to Become CEO the (Oeb) Rules for Rising to the Top of Any Organization

by Jeffrey J. Fox • 1998

A CEO's field manual: the blunt, daily rules that compound into a corner office.

3.82

2k+

🪜 Corporate Ladder 👔 Executive Leadership 📋 Career Rules 🏢 Office Politics ⏰ Time Management

How to Become CEO the (Oeb) Rules for Rising to the Top of Any Organization Summary

How to Become CEO the (Oeb) Rules for Rising to the Top of Any Organization 95%

A CEO's field manual: the blunt, daily rules that compound into a corner office.

by Jeffrey J. Fox 1998

3.82

2k+ ratings

🪜 Corporate Ladder 👔 Executive Leadership 📋 Career Rules 🏢 Office Politics ⏰ Time Management

What Does Somebody Have to Do to Get a Job Around Here! 44 Insider Secrets and Tips that Will Get You Hired

by Cynthia Shapiro • 2008

The hiring process is rigged against you: insider workarounds that flip the odds.

3.98

143

🔍 Job Search 📄 Resume Writing 🎤 Interviewing 💰 Salary Negotiation 🏢 Workplace Politics

What Does Somebody Have to Do to Get a Job Around Here! 44 Insider Secrets and Tips that Will Get You Hired Summary

What Does Somebody Have to Do to Get a Job Around Here! 44 Insider Secrets and Tips that Will Get You Hired 95%

The hiring process is rigged against you: insider workarounds that flip the odds.

by Cynthia Shapiro 2008

3.98

143 ratings

🔍 Job Search 📄 Resume Writing 🎤 Interviewing 💰 Salary Negotiation 🏢 Workplace Politics

Brazen Careerist

by Penelope Trunk • 2007

Cold-calling, managing up, and why your twenties demand risk: career rules for the impatient.

3.41

236

🎯 Career Strategy 🌱 Early Career 🔍 Job Hunting 💰 Salary Negotiation 📈 Managing Up

Brazen Careerist 95%

Cold-calling, managing up, and why your twenties demand risk: career rules for the impatient.

by Penelope Trunk 2007

3.41

236 ratings

🎯 Career Strategy 🌱 Early Career 🔍 Job Hunting 💰 Salary Negotiation 📈 Managing Up

Niccolo Machiavelli's The Prince

by Tim Phillips • 2008

Machiavelli's playbook, translated: why being loved is overrated, and what to do about it.

3.63

181

🏛️ Power Dynamics 📜 Classics Reinterpreted 💼 Executive Leadership 🗣️ Influence And Persuasion 🌊 Leading Through Adversity

Niccolo Machiavelli's The Prince Summary

Niccolo Machiavelli's The Prince 94%

Machiavelli's playbook, translated: why being loved is overrated, and what to do about it.

by Tim Phillips 2008

3.63

181 ratings

🏛️ Power Dynamics 📜 Classics Reinterpreted 💼 Executive Leadership 🗣️ Influence And Persuasion 🌊 Leading Through Adversity

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