DATE: Thursday, December 11, 2008 (Please note this is a Thursday)

TOPIC: Office Politics

TIME: 11:30 am-1:00 pm (Registration begins at 11:00)

WHERE: Embassy Club at 801 Grand

FEE: ISACA Members $15 and Non-members $20

SPEAKER: Timothy Johnson, Carpe Factum

RESERVATIONS:

Please RSVP by noon on Friday, December 5, 2008 by email to jeichhorn@deloitte.com. Since we will confirm a meal count with the Embassy Club that afternoon, Board policy calls for billing any "no-shows" for the meeting. Please include if you and the individuals you are responding for are members or non-members.

Program Abstract: "What do you mean, ‘I started it’?"

You’ve been there. You know you have. You’re plugging along, doing your job, making progress, and then all of a sudden… BAM! You feel like the victim of a hit-and-run (and to some extent, you are). You’ve just been nailed by office politics.

Many will tuck their tails between their legs, chalk it up to a bad experience, and try to salvage what they can. Those who bother to investigate may hear the accusation that they themselves started the whole mess. This is where the real confusion begins. You ask yourself how one could be both the victim AND perpetrator of office politics.

During this presentation, Timothy Johnson will share the process of using GUST to understand your office politics situations better. You’ll see how much control you have over the GAME, learn the importance of UNDERSTANDING the players and motives, determine the best STRATEGY for addressing your specific situation, and then figure out how to TAKE ACTION without compromising your integrity.

We all face office politics situations, from bullies who overstep their bounds to office prima donas who think everything revolves around their egos, from passive-aggressive types to saboteurs, you’ll see new approaches for framing and handling your office politics situations. The real value is learning how to treat office politics as a proactive strategic tool rather than a reactive weapon.