The Leadership Japan Series By Dale Carnegie Training Japan

Being fair to everyone in the team is one of the most basic elements of leadership.  It builds leader trust, predictability and reliability.  But are we actually always being fair?  Sometimes our own team members try to draw us off the fairness straight and narrow path.  There are those who want to play politics.  No matter how large or small the organisation politics will raise its ugly head at some point.  Obviously the bigger the company the more opportunity for political infighting.  In my observation, those not kept sufficiently busy have the band width to politic inside the firm.  Busy people, working hard and super focused on results don’t go for that option, because they are razor intent on producing results.  I like those sort of people and I hate corporate politicians.    As the boss, we are often oblivious to the underground politics going on inside our companies.  We are like those busy people focused on results just mentioned, so we are working toward results and can miss what is going on around