Episode 7 - Exceed Expectations Playing the Corporate Games

In today’s episode, we’re continuing the Corporate Games Strategies but this week, its strategies that can be used for employees at every level.

Again, these strategies are going to be a little different from what you’ve heard as I want to give you strategies of how to play the game while still owning who you are. 

It’s a practice but if you want to stay in the corporate world, or at least make it a bit more manageable until you can leave, this episode is also for you. 

Find the full show notes for the episode at RecovingCorpholics.com/7.

We all have tough situations at work and sometimes we feel like there are all these games to play to get ahead. So, what can you do if you hate the games but still want to succeed.

I’m providing you these 8 strategies to help you along the way in your career, so you can use them to not feel like you are selling your soul to the corporate world. 

Now last week we went over 8 strategies to play and win the corporate games as a leader but these next 8 strategies are for everyone.  And you don’t have to be a leader to listen to last week’s episode and you don’t not have to be a leader to listen to this weeks episode.

FYI, I talk about giving and receiving feedback for one of the strategies and to help, I’ve created a free step by step guide that goes into everything you could need to learn how to give and receive feedback. To download, go to RecovingCorpholics.com/7.

 1. Don’t talk smack

This first strategy seems obvious but don’t talk smack about people. Sometimes we let our guard down and just want a shoulder to vent to. 

You don’t know how many times I received pings in meetings such as is, “Are you hearing this? I can’t believe it” or “this person is so full of it!”. But it is so unnecessary. 

And it goes back to episode 6 when I say, you never know who you can trust! That person may go tell that person you said that, or you could ping the wrong person, you never know!

Not only does it show that you don’t like certain people, it also makes you look better than them. Yes, everyone may be thinking the same thing. But be the person who is known for finding the good in everything. 

I remember there was a senior associate who presented at a lunch and learn. It was not a great presentation. 

 There were many people talking about it, from, “she has no skills”, to “how does she work here” and on the other side I also heard, “I can’t believe she was able to present that after working 70 hours weeks for the past 2 months – that’s pretty great”. 

 I never talked smack at work or ever (and that is because I learned my lesson the hard way when I was younger) so, being the person who always listens, you hear things from everyone. 

 I like to work more with the people who were nice and respectful, it was just that plain and simple.

 We spend 1/3 of our lives working, more at a Big 4, for sure, so we should try to get along with the people we work with as best we can.

 To give another example, I remember when I was promoted to Manager, I had another Manager who was so upset. So much so that she made it a point to tell others. Obviously, there are no secrets in a Big 4 so I found out. 

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