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The Political Literacy Library

The Political Literacy Library brings together all of my guides, essays and Fluent editions on workplace politics, sponsorship, feedback, influence, career advancement and organisational dynamics.

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Advancement and sponsorship

Stuck despite performing

14 resources

Who Speaks for You When You Are Not in the Room? Are You Becoming Too Useful to Promote? Is Your Career a Guided Missile or an Unguided Rocket? Why Networking Feels Exhausting (And What Actually Works) What Christopher Nolan Can Teach You About Getting Promoted The Hidden System: Why Good Work Doesn't Speak for Itself How to Get a Sponsor at Work (Not a Mentor) The Kalam Paradox: Why Your Work Does Not Speak for Itself Over-Mentored and Under-Sponsored at Work How Careers Actually Advance: Sponsorship When the Appraisal is Glowing, but the Promotion is Invisible Too Good to Promote: The High Performer Trap Promotions Are Political. So What Next? Why Did Someone Less Competent Than Me Get Promoted?

Feedback and performance processes

Coded feedback

4 resources

When Your PIP Is Political: How to Respond Skip-Level Meetings: What They Signal and What to Do 360 Feedback: What to Do When You Know It's Political Is Your 360 Feedback Politically Motivated?

Reading the politics

Unsure where I stand

7 resources

What Sam Altman’s Firing Teaches Us About Power at Work The Two Systems of Every Organisation Why Your Real Workday Starts at 10 PM We Are Already Political Do You Have to Become Political at Work? Is Opting Out of Workplace Politics Actually an Option? Organisation Politics 101

Speaking up and being heard

4 resources

Why Generosity Is a Prerequisite for Power, Not a Reward for It When People-Pleasing Becomes a Liability Why Smart Women Keep Shrinking at Work Authentic Expression at Work

Exhaustion, exposure and exit

Worn down by the politics

6 resources

The Extra Milers Trap The Ghost in the Room: Why Your Hard Work Didn't Get You Promoted Is Your Calm Work Week Triggering You? AI Makes You Productive but Easier to Blindside at Work Leaving on Your Own Terms for Senior Leaders The Political Vulnerability of High Achievers

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