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&lt;!--StartFragment--&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;Who isn’t worried about their job rightnow?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;&#160; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;No matter how high up on theorganization chart, any executive who isn’t looking over his or her shoulder thesedays needs a reality check.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;&#160; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;We areall vulnerable in this kind of economic turmoil and with unprecedented businesschanges likely in 2009.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;&#160; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;It seemslike an excellent time to brush off the lists of do’s and don’ts in theimportant and still-popular game of Office Politics.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;strong style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;Do:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;&quot; class=&quot;MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;&#183;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;Understand where the power is, how decisions are made&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;&quot; class=&quot;MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;&#183;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;Know the mission &amp;amp; priorities of your operation&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;&quot; class=&quot;MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;&#183;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;Volunteer to champion new projects&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;&quot; class=&quot;MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;&#183;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;Appreciate the culture of your operation and adapt to it&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;&quot; class=&quot;MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;&#183;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;Communicate your successes assertively &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;&quot; class=&quot;MsoListParagraphCxSpLast&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;&#183;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;Accept responsibility for mistakes quickly&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;strong style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;Don’t:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2;&quot; class=&quot;MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;&#183;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;Point fingers (“those who live in glass houses …”)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2;&quot; class=&quot;MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;&#183;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;Complain (people will listen politely but no one wants to hear)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2;&quot; class=&quot;MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;&#183;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;Dwell in the past &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2;&quot; class=&quot;MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;&#183;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;Advance your own career by hurting the business or harming colleagues&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2;&quot; class=&quot;MsoListParagraphCxSpLast&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;&#183;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;Second-guess decisions already made&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;This last one is critical, especially in adifficult, fast-moving environment brought on by the current economicclimate.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;&#160; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;In a new book aboutcareer success (&lt;/span&gt;&lt;em style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-style: normal;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;There’s no Elevator tothe Top&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt; by Umesh Ramakrishnan) the author quotes Coke CEO Terry Marks whosays:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;&#160; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;“When we break huddle, whenwe leave there, everybody runs the play.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;If the quarterback thinks you’re running a post and you run a curl,you’re going to have an interception.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;You’ve let everybody else around you down, not just yourself.”&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;Even worse is the co-worker who breaks huddleand runs over to the sideline to complain about the play to the coach or otherteam members.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;&#160;&#160; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;Alsoproblematic is the player who is still complaining in the second half of a gameabout a play run in the first quarter.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;Not only will it turn teammates against him, the behavior runs a seriousrisk of screwing up the next play called and the one after that.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;I know some “free thinkers” in the careerspace wish for a less dogmatic set of principles but sometimes the truth is thetruth.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;&#160; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;Human nature really doesn’tchange and the fundamentals of good teamwork are eternal.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;!--EndFragment--&gt;

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We are all vulnerable in this kind of economic turmoil and with unprecedented business changes likely in 2009.  It seems like an excellent time to brush off the lists of do’s and don’ts in the important and still-popular game of Office Politics.

We are all vulnerable in this kind of economic turmoil and with unprecedented business changes likely in 2009. It seems like an excellent time to brush off the lists of do’s and don’ts in the important and still-popular game of Office Politics.

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