Summary: “21 Dirty Tricks at Work” How to Beat the Game of Office Politics by Mike Phipps

Summary of "21 Dirty Tricks at Work"
How to Beat the Game of Office Politics
by Mike Phipps and Colin Gautrey

• The best way to protect yourself against dirty tricks at the office is to know about them in advance. Recognizing dirty workplace tricks diminishes their power.
• Politicking, manipulation and Machiavellian managers exist in every office.
• Office manipulators assign “fall guys” to lead positions on failing projects, and ask “scapegoats” to present things that are controversial or unpleasant.
• Allowing someone else to fail in order to further your own agenda is a dirty trick.
• Office thieves take others’ ideas and present them as their own.
• People avoid responsibility by refusing to say exactly what they mean, being oblique and even mumbling.
• Office bullies withhold and conceal information, and keep others out of the loop.
• Claiming that “my hands are tied” in the face of company rules or a higher authority can be a way to withdraw support or play favorites.
• People use e-mail to circulate nasty rumors, accusations and false information.
• The dirtiest tricks include office blackmail and restructuring with the intention of squeezing someone out of a job.

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