Three ways women can make office politics work for them

Raise your hand if you hate politics: The shady, behind-the-scenes deal-making. The trade-offs where neither party is satisfied. The game-playing that leaves us feeling disillusioned. And we're not even talking about Washington.

Office politics have gotten a bad a rap for some very good reasons. Just ask a woman. Over a multi-year period we examined the 360-degree performance reviews of hundreds of managers and conducted follow-up discussions with the executives themselves. Part of what we've heard is that men are much more likely to report that they are skilled at office politics, whereas women say they want to avoid it at all costs ... READ MORE

Released by Harvard Business Review - 8 March 2012