Secrets to Winning in Office Politics

March
25
2026 (Wednesday)
Time 10:00 AM PDT | 01:00 PM EDT
Duration: 60 Minutes
114 Days Left To REGISTER
Id: 210727
Instructor
Yoke Van Dam 
Live
Recorded
Live + Recorded
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Overview

Is It Time to Reclaim Your Power?

Are you ready to strategically navigate your workplace dynamics like a master chess player? This webinar will equip you with the skills to enhance your influence and access the most valuable asset at work: power.

You’ll learn to distinguish between Good and bad politics and assess if you’re in a toxic environment that needs addressing.

Understanding Workplace Politics

Bad politics, as defined by Kaiser, Chamorro-Premuzic, and Lusk (2017), involves manipulation, flattery, backstabbing, and spreading rumours to advance oneself at the expense of others or the organization. This approach is characterized by a ruthless pursuit of personal gain, often through unethical means.

In contrast, good politics is about engaging in practical, ethical strategies. Good politics involves being savvy, well-networked, and skilled in stakeholder management. It’s about influencing decisions and outcomes through legitimate and accepted practices, as outlined by Kaiser, Chamorro-Premuzic, and Lusk (2017) and Postma (2021).

  • Join us to learn how to play the game strategically and positively impact your career while maintaining your integrity
  • Have wisdom, understanding, and insights on office politics, how to navigate it, and how to strategically network with influence

Why you should Attend

  • Why do some people get access to meetings, better promotions, time on an agenda and better promotions for their team?
  • Are you simply getting on with work, hoping that someone will notice the effort you are doing?
  • Do you set goals for yourself or wish that things can change at work?
  • Do you very rarely take control of the influence and relationships you have in business, with your various stakeholders?
  • Is it time for you to become strategic in building alliances in business, to have higher negotiating power for yourself and your team?
  • Are you always self-sacrificing at work?
  • Do you often give up your weekends and evenings for work and never take a break to look after your own goals?

Areas Covered in the Session

  • What is good versus bad politics
  • What type of power do you have?
  • Understanding the level of politics in your organisation
  • Interpersonal influence
  • Social influence
  • Sincerity
  • Networking for success

Who Will Benefit

  • Professionals aiming to enhance their influence and navigate workplace politics effectively
  • Corporate Executives
  • Managers
  • Team Leaders
  • HR Professionals
  • Project Managers
  • Keynote Speakers
  • Corporate Trainers
  • Workshop Facilitators
  • Management Consultants
  • Business Consultants
  • Sales Directors
  • Marketing Managers
  • Business Development Managers

Speaker Profile

Yoke van Dam has been called the Kintsugi queen™ because of her ability to join, repair and transform teams into something quite wonderful. Her work is like Kintsugi, the Japanese art form that mends broken pottery with gold. Yoke works with teams that may have become disjointed, to reconnect and -find their flow again. This approach helps leaders stay optimistic when they encounter flaws and missteps in their organizations leading them to the gold at the 'end of the rainbow.’ As a qualified behavioral change coach with veri-fiable in-the-eld experience (2000+ team members, 2 300+ hours training, and 350+ coaching hours) she’s eminently suited to uncover the real issues holding teams back. Her hard-won experience (15 years) and tried and tested high-performance processes have seen even the most under-performing and fractured teams join together and become stronger and more remarkable. She works with leaders who want to effectively articulate and communicate their vision so that their teams buy into it and are prepared to follow them to hell and back to make sure that vision is achieved, as well as new, untested leaders who need a strong foundational roadmap of how to work with and lead teams to successful outcomes. Her advisory, speaking and coaching work empowers leaders and teams to create meaningful workspaces by tapping into their purpose and enhancing human connection. She empowers leaders and teams with confidence and influence, to find their flow and develop a growth mindset. The specific areas she focuses on are Leadership development, Culture, Emotional intelligence, Time-management, Negotiation, Communication, and Presentation skills. Her clients have been as diverse as sales executives, business leaders and owners, customer service agents, marketers, lawyers, engineers, and accountants. The industries she has covered range from automotive, retail, manufacturing, and engineering to advertising, publishing, legal, and academic. She is the founder of Y-Connect and a Professional member of the Professional Speakers Association of Southern Africa (PSASA). Her Emotional Intelligence program, and Women in Leadership for Executives have been offered in Canada, Dubai, Egypt, South Africa and is scheduled for Malaysia.
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