#72: Navigating Office Politics Early in Your Career

<p>Most people would prefer to avoid office politics, especially early in their career. Unfortunately, they are an inevitable part of working in organizations. It doesn’t mean you will always experience it first hand, but learning how to navigate messy situations in the office when you are getting started in an HR career can be very helpful to your career trajectory.</p> <p>In this episode, I share strategies to help you navigate and mitigate office politics early in your career. I also walk you through an example of a situation that you may face and provide you with four steps to address it. </p> <p>Helpful Links for this Episode:</p> <ul><li style="font-weight:400;"><a href='https://thehrmentor.podbean.com/e/8-the-importance-of-making-connections/'>Episode 8: The Importance of Making Connections</a></li> <li style="font-weight:400;"><a href='https://thehrmentor.podbean.com/e/16-how-to-build-trust-in-your-hr-role/'>Episode 16: How to Build Trust in Your HR Career</a></li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Join <a href='https://unicorngroup.kartra.com/page/fanclub'>The HR Mentor Fan Club</a> and get instant access to my Courageous Conversations Audio Lesson.</li> <li style="font-weight:400;"><a href='https://unicorngroup.kartra.com/page/xuq10'>Sign up for the Newsletter</a> to get notified of the HRCA Launch and remember your discount code HRMENTORPOD</li> </ul> <p>If you are feeling generous and want to send some love my way, I would be so very grateful for a review and a rating on<a href='https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-hr-mentor/id1521597478'> Apple Podcasts</a> or a recommendation on<a href='https://www.linkedin.com/in/melanie-reed-hrmentor/'> LinkedIn</a>. And if you haven't yet, don't forget to subscribe to The HR Mentor so you never miss an episode on the following platforms:</p> <ul><li style="font-weight:400;"><a href='https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-hr-mentor/id1521597478'>Apple Podcast</a></li> <li style="font-weight:400;"><a href='https://open.spotify.com/show/4HXJnBHMmGfGkXLGW4R5Lr?si=