I am Autistic and a paper that I am working on involves a “political mindset” to solve a problem. I am seeing ways to survive office politics but I am not sure ultimately what it is. Please help.
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To help you with the specific term you’re asking, someone who approaches something with a “political mindset” (sometimes called “playing politics”) is when someone relies primarily on their interpersonal skills rather than technical skills to advance their own position.
This benefits the individual because it can lead to rapid career advancement as they leverage their connections for promotions and salary increases. But too much of this is usually bad for the organization because it tends to lead to people in leadership positions without a strong foundational knowledge of the skills needed by the people they’re leading.
Often you’ll hear people complain about under-qualified management. This is usually the avenue that gets under-qualified managers into those positions.
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