In his book, Building Great Teams: Charting the Path of Organizational Politics (Book Surge, 2007), U.S. Marine turned business professional and university instructor Damian D. “Skipper” Pitts takes you inside one of the greatest team building organizations in the world – the United States Marine Corps – to examine and discover the strategies that business leaders must be willing to learn, use and employ for building ordinary groups into extraordinary teams; leading the right team of commandos who understand what it takes to win on the business battlefield and defeat workplace politics using warfare as the key to experience a significant win. He defines workplace and office politics as “the path to smart growth…using the power to accelerate the careers of high potential future leaders and teams power in the workplace.” He implies that office politics are not always negative, but offer opportunities for greatness. And while workplace politics aren’t necessarily avoidable, people can learn to understand their purpose, find their voice and understand how-to strengthen and build the teams dynamics and interpersonal communications skills – all while managing responsibilities with tact, poise, and polish. The game of politics, when understood how-to use it as a strategic weapon, helps to successfully chart the path of personal and professional growth as the essential task to achieve personal mastery from the results of peak performance. Organizational politics also offers the hidden treasures that allow people to stand-out from the crowd. They learn to demonstrate their ability to navigate the maze of successful team building – a task that is viewed as positive organizational behavior from the individual that is perceived as an extraordinary leader. This is the type of person that others seek to follow and emulate for the greatness they wish to develop for themselves.

Workplace Politics vs. The Battlefield Engagement

Just as in any military engagement, in order to win one must know the rules better than his/her competitor to outsmart them on the battlefield. It also is beneficial to be a part of the right team for controlling the elements of the battlefront. However, some might claim the workplace and the military are very different in many ways. Thinking from this approach causes significant missteps in organizational politics. There are significant issues that are similar in the workplace and on a military battlefield. For starters, the one constant is “people.” Any time that people are involved in a scenario, decision-making must play a role in the ability to win. Using the strategies from the United States Marine Corps, people are responsible for making critical decisions from the highest ranking officer down to the lowest ranking enlisted – and the decision could mean life or death. Well, the same goes for the workplace. People are responsible for making critical decisions that could mean that the organization acquires strategic assets (executive suite decisions) or that a customer is treated in a way that causes them to continue doing business with the organization. Both can be seen as life or death for the organization. As seen with Wachovia bank, a decision from the top level leadership was made to acquire Westgate Financial to boost their mortgage business. When the U.S. mortgage markets and industry imploded during the financial crisis, the organization was effected with incredible implications – it became the beginning of the end for one of the country’s largest banks and people lost careers and more. Similar to the likes of a military battlefield engagement and a series of wrong decisions made by leadership, loss of life was experienced.  

But what most people fail to realize is that the workplace is too a battlefield. Business is warfare and those who understand how to navigate the politics always win. Consider the game of chess. Chess can be low-key and quiet, a friendly game between friends. Or it can be explosive and highly competitive, set amid a crowd of observers, where the ultimate winner reaps world-wide accolades. Consider the skill behind the game of chess. It requires well-planned strategy and a great deal of mental acuity and patience, not to mention years of practice to reach an elite status.

These are the same skills required by a great leader, one who has the ability to guide an organization and one who understands the world of workplace politics. On the other hand, while playing a game such as chess, there can only be a single winner where there often can be a more neutral outcome in the world of workplace politics. With the proper skills of negotiation and influence, savvy leadership might be able to create a win-win situation.   

The Truth about Politics in the Workplace

Politics will always be part of an organization because people are people. The dynamic relationships of individuals who run a business enterprise play an important part in how the business operates: How the mission map, posture statements, vision, values and organizational culture is forged. And while the average Jane or Joe might feel like they are being run over by co-workers who manipulate the system, bully, gossip, backstab and brown nose to get what they want, there is more to workplace politics than those negative daily encounters. The quintessential aspect of organizational politics is the team. Building great teams’ hits at one of the most discussed topics in business media and the workplace: Organizational Behavior, transformational leadership, organizational renewal and inter-office politics. The day of the individual worker is over, as today’s business arena demands that workers possess the ability to effectively work as team units that consistently produce extraordinary outcomes from their performance. It is a scenario all top leaders and managers knows well: The organization, their people, and their systems all require efficient and effective processes to remain constant in its approach to move quickly toward new and innovative ways of reaching mission-critical objectives.

Good leaders are a thing of the past, as global economies now require more than good – they seek greatness and ordinary just does not fit the bill any longer. They now require the ordinary to be “extraordinary.” The new battlefield in the workplace requires the extraordinary leaders’ understanding of workplace politics and the accompanying landscape to be significant. They can no longer work in the old silos of the past that was developed by the silly political conflicts. No, these extraordinary leaders can no longer exhibit the behaviors that ultimately invite disaster. This is not to say that leaders of the past demonstrated the behaviors that put-up with negative politics that caused disastrous outcomes nor does it imply every good leader has found his/her way to the top of the heap by climbing over the bodies of crushed co-workers. It simply means that leadership understands workplace politics well enough to use them as “strategic weapons” to produce positive returns without the mud slinging and backsliding of unethical and immoral actions.  

Understanding how-to chart the path of organizational politics means being able to maneuver using political warfare to enhance the organization’s ability to rise to the top of its industry, without leaving one of its warriors lying wounded on the battlefield. It means having a well crafted Battleplan, understanding the players, building positive alliances and coalition of forces, using the art of war as a significant warfighting strategy that all stakeholders understand and buy-in to for winning, and finally, developing a compelling case study for the associates of the organization to understand the comprehensive approach for integrating strategic human capital and team development initiatives into the fold.

Convert Uniqueness into Ultimate Power

The best leaders are the people that understand the nature of warfare in dealing with and overcoming workplace politics. These are the men and women who have a tone on the pulse of the workplace – internal and external – and know what it takes to remain on task “ethically” to lead others into greatness. Here are five important things to know about politically savvy leaders:

°          They understand the critical importance of the team associates to be “LeaderShaped” into GREATNESS. They understand the “what” and “how” in developing a GREAT team.

°          They make decisive decisions for the benefit of the Future Picture

°          They understand the “culture” in the system that the team must influence.

°          They know what it take to strategically “execute” and win as a team.

°          They know how-to use the “Six Political Signs of Business Leadership” to achieve professional mastery to the people and organization: 1. a clear “Vision” of issues. 2. Understand the “Value” drivers within the team. 3. “Behavioral” influence of

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“It is the obligation of the State to ensure everyone the right to adequate food, education and enjoyment of highest attainable standards of physical and mental health. These rights have to be respected and made available to the citizens by the State”.

- Justice Anand, Former Chairperson, National Human Rights Commission

            Human rights violation have become very common now-a-days. The Newspapers and T.V. tell us that every day and at every moment, somewhat in the world, Human Rights are being violated. Broadly speaking “Human Right” means the right to life, liberty, equality, and the dignity of an individual irrespective of caste, creed or sex. These human rights are natural rights, required to be protected for peaceful existence of a provisions, the violation of these rights is very frequently taking place. The protection and preservation of Human Rights is a great challenge to every country in the world. Cases of violence, murder, torture, rape, child abuse, death due to starvation, death due to dowry, sexual harassment, custodial death have become rampant in the society.

            The Human Rights of the people have been protected by “The Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993″. It has been amended by Protection of Human Rights (Amendment Act, 2006. The Act is passed for the constitution of a National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), State Human Rights Commission in States and Human Rights Courts for the better protection of human rights and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has been able to touch the tip of iceberg of the problem of Human Rights violation. But NHRC can’t be blamed, when the entire society is culpable in respect of Human Rights violations in one way when the entire society is culpable in respect of Human Rights violations in one way or the other. It is not possible NHRC to keep vigil on every human being in the country.

            The Former Chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission, Dr. Justice A.S. Anand has emphasized that it is the obligation of the State to ensure everyone the right to adequate food, education and enjoyment of highest attainable standards of physical and mental health. These rights have to be respected and made available to the citizens by the State, said Justice Anand while inaugurating the two-day Capacity Building Workshop on “Economic, Social and Cultural Rights” jointly organized by the National Human Rights Commission and the Indian Institute of Public Administration.

            “India being a signatory to Universal Declaration of Human Rights, International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and other international instruments, is legally as well as morally committed to ensure basic human rights to all its citizens and enact laws accordingly”.

            With every passing year, conviction has grown in the Commission that for right to live with human dignity, it is essential to focus in equal measures on economic, social and cultural rights and civil and political rights. The indivisibility and interrelated nature of these rights is a reality and there is a symbiosis between them. Those in the field must, therefore, ensure that the concern and anxiety, which they show for political and social rights, are also manifested in economic, social and cultural rights as we he said.

            The abject poverty prevailed in the country, denies basic Human Rights to millions of poor in our country. Poverty is the major cause of various Human Rights violation. Child labour, Bonded labour and Illiteracy are various vulnerable points of Human Rights violation. The Human Rights of women are violated from birth to death. Even the female’s right to born is taken away by Sex determination tests, with termination of female foetus. Female infanticide is common in many parts of the country even as on date. Sexual abuse of female children, dowry deaths, flourishing flesh trade, rape case, pitiable conditions of windows living in Vrindawan and Varanasi are some flagrant examples of violations of the fair sex. Ours is male dominated society, where women are being treated as their subordinates. Most of the women in real terms, do not enjoy any rights at all, they are just living first as per wish of their parents and after marriage as per whims of their husband and in the old age, as per convenience of their sons and daughters in-law.

            The NHRC has tried to check the human rights violations in wide range of spheres. The Commission has asked the States and Union Territories in April 2000, to compulsorily video film the post-mortem examination in all cases of custodial deaths. The Commission has asked the State governments to sensitize the police and jail officials. The NHRC also taken up the cases of victimized women in all perspective. It has also recommended that the maintenance allowance for divorced women be increased from Rs. 500 to Rs. 5000 per month. Cases of violation of children’s right, like trafficking in children, imprisonment of juveniles, child marriage, have also taken up by the NHRC. NHRC also taken up cases of rape, death and detention without trials, vehemently.

            The Founding Fathers of the Indian Constitution had a vision of the Indian society, which they wanted to realize through the Constitution. That vision was primarily reflected in the Preamble, the chapters on Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles of State Policy is the product of human rights movement in the country. It is the duty of the State to guarantee what is said in the Constitution. But the shocking evidence that the State is itself the culprit, according to Mr. J.S. Verma, the former chairman of the NHRC. According to a statement made by him on Jan. 15, 2003, just a few days before his demitting the office: “It is often the State which is violator of Human Rights in maximum cases in the country. But the maximum responsibility to protect and safeguard the rights of its citizens also lies with the State”.

            The former Chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission, Dr. Justice A.S. Anand stressed the need for making human rights the focal point of good governance. He called for greater role for National Human Rights Commission in the work of United Nations, its treaty bodies and specialized agencies, stressing the need to further develop cooperation between them. He made these observations while delivering a Statement to the 60th Session of the Commission on Human Rights at Geneva on 14th April 2004.

            He emphasized the protection of human rights not only requires vigilance by various agencies but sustained cooperation at regional and international levels.

            No commission or no Police station can police every nook and corner of the country. No NGO, no any other agency can be present everywhere to protect the Human Rights. It is the we people; it is the duty of every civilized person to rise to the occasion. This can be brought about only through general awakening which make everyone understand the eternal values of life and dignity of an individual irrespective of caste, creed or sex. In the words of Swami Vivekananda that the “Self in you is the Self everywhere.”

            “It has always been a mystery to me how men can feel honoured by the humiliation of their fellow beings.”

-          Mahatma Gandhi

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Human Rights: Where to Start?

One good place to start to know about human rights is, “The Universal Declaration of Human Rights” (http://www.un.org/en/documents/udhr/index.shtml). I do not want to repeat the declarations in the charter as one can read it themselves. The declaration enshrines all the universal values and rights of all persons in this world. It stands for universal human rights categorically. But why many declarations in the universally declared human rights charter are not practiced in many countries?

Human Rights: A Subjective Issue for Ethics, Politics and Religion?

There many definitions, roles and functions  of ethics, politics and religion.  One function of ethics as a moral philosophy is for appraising human actions as to whether they are right or wrong. In order to do so, ethics must understand human rights as universally declared.

For an example, in certain social and cultural practices, the female is considered the property of the male members (father, brother) of a family until she gets married which then makes her the property of her husband. For ethics in that particular social and cultural environment, to consider the action of a person who treats a female member of his family as his property, whether right or wrong, is dependent on whether ethics in the environment accepts the declared human rights charter that, “all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.” So no one is another’s property. If ethics in that social and cultural environment does not accept the declared human rights charter, then, females will be treated as properties of males.

Now, if the ethics as practiced by a social and cultural community treats females as the properties of males. Then, it is dependent whether the politicians and governments of a community and nation are going to accept the declared universal declaration in the charter that “all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.” Realistically speaking, decision making by politicians are usually dependent on whether their decisions will positively or negatively affect their political powers, positions and future.  In other words for politicians generally, ethics and human rights are secondary questions in comparison to the question of the continuity of their political powers, position and future. So, politics and politicians’ general decision to accept or reject specific human rights declarations in the charter, is always a politically subjective decision making process. Specific human rights declarations in the charter usually have a 50/50 chance in politics to be practiced even by those who have signed the charter.

Religion is supposed to provide the ultimate guidelines for ethical and moral actions for human beings. All religions in its core teachings enshrine ethical and moral standards. But again, it is not any specific religion, but rather the interpretations of the leaders and followers of a religion that will eventually decide how ethics, morality and human rights are going to be practiced in reality. Thus, the acceptance and practice of the universally declared human rights charter in religion will be dependent on whether religious leaders and followers accept the declarations in the charter as being taught and is a part of their religions. If they do accept, then, females will not be considered as a property of males. If they do not accept, then, females will be considered a property of males. Also, it is dependent on whether religious leaders and followers will prioritize the universally declared human rights charter over the social and culturally accepted ethical and moral standards. In summary, acceptance and practice of the universally declared human rights charter is dependent on the subjective interpretations, perceptions and practices of ethics, politics and religion in their native environments (individual countries).

Human Rights: An Individual Decision

If the acceptance and practice of the universally declared human rights charter is a subjective issue to ethics, politics and religion, then, its practices eventually becomes an individual decision. Individuals will then have to decide whether to practice or not, even when the majority of their fellow human beings disagree with them. It is the collective decisions of individuals who want to practice the universally declared human rights that will assure of its continual promotion among humanity.

So, don’t wait for your religious and political leaders to set an example in practicing the universally declared human rights charter. It starts with you and I. The practice of the universally declared human rights charter is eventually an individual decision.

According to Bruce H. Lehr Attorney, a Restraining Order is a court order that is intended to protect you from further harm from someone who has hurt you; to keep the abuser away from you, or to stop harassing you, or keep the abuser from the scene of the violence, which may include your home, place of work, or apartment. It is a civil order and Bruce H. Lehr Attorney informs that it does not give the abuser a criminal record.

Bruce H. Lehr Attorney goes on to explain that a victim of domestic violence can obtain a Restraining Order. A victim of domestic abuse means a person protected by the law and shall include any person who has been subjected to domestic abuse by a spouse, or any other person who is a present or former household member and where the victim is 18 years of age or older or who is an emancipated minor. A victim, of generally any age, who has been subjected to domestic violence by a person who she/he says will be the father/mother of the child when the pregnancy is carried to term is also covered by this law. Bruce H. Lehr Attorney notes that a victim also includes any person who has been subjected to domestic violence by a person with whom the victim has had a dating relationship.

Domestic violence means the occurrence of one or more of the following acts committed against a victim by an adult or an emancipated minor:

Assault
Burglary
Criminal mischief
Criminal restraint
Terrorist threats
Criminal sexual contact
Criminal trespass
False imprisonment
Harassment
Homicide
Kidnapping
Lewdness
Sexual assault
Stalking

What a Restraining Does

If you are a victim of domestic violence, Bruce H. Lehr Attorney points out that a judge can sign an Order of Protection that requires the abuser to obey the law. As far as what the abuser can and can’t do, the order is very specific.

The abuser can be ordered not to have any contact with you, in person or by phone, at home, work, or almost anywhere you ask the court to put in the order. Bruce H. Lehr Attorney adds that the order against contact may also protect other people in your family.

The court can order the abuser to leave the house or apartment that you and the abuser share; even if it is in the abuser’s name.
Except in unusual situations, the court will grant you custody of your minor children. In some states, the court can also order the abuser to pay child support and support for you. The abuser may also be granted visitation with the child/children under certain conditions. If the children are in danger of abuse, Bruce H. Lehr Attorney stresses that you should let the judge know why you think so.

In some states the court may also order the abuser to pay for costs that resulted from the abuse, for example; household bills that are due right away, medical/dental treatment, moving expenses, loss of earnings. The judge can also basically make the abuser pay your attorney’s fees, and can make the abuser pay damages to you or other people that helped you or got hurt by the abuser.

The judge may order the abuser to receive professional domestic violence counseling, or tell the abuser to get evaluated, or to go to AA or NA. Bruce H. Lehr Attorney sheds light on the fact that you can agree to go to counseling if you want to, but the judge should only make it an order for the abuser.

The judge can order the police to escort the abuser to remove personal items from the residence, or shared place of business, so that you are protected by the police during any necessary contact.

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He/She has several options: settle the dispute by mediation or conciliation or bring the matter to the court. In either case, the participation of a lawyer is inevitable.

If this happens in Woodland Hills, the place has several employment law attorneys to whom you can consult or seek legal advice.

Necessity of Employment Law Attorneys

Employment Law is often confusing especially to ordinary employees who have limited knowledge on it. Workers need sound guidance in their plight against powerful and influential employers.

They need legal assistance in all aspects of state and federal employment law issues such as:

• Discrimination
• Sexual Harassment
• Injunctions
• Defamation
• Family Medical Leave and Pregnancy Leave
• Wrongful Termination of Employment
• Retaliation
• Unpaid Wages
• Employee Rights
• Overtime Compensation
• Employment Laws
• Severance Agreements
• Trade Secret Agreements
• Non-Competition Agreements
• Whistleblower Claims
• Administrative Law

Managing Employment Problems

Disputes on employment do not necessarily result to lawsuits. One way of preventing this is by alternate dispute resolution.

Alternate dispute resolution includes a variety of procedures in resolving employment disputes. The parties may decide to utilize arbitration, mediation or conciliation. All of which are reasonable and efficient means to resolve a conflict. In fact, it is widely recommended under the Americans with Disabilities Act to settle disagreements.

Even at this stage, the presence of someone who is knowledgeable with the law is necessary. His/Her absence will not assure you of the best possible bargaining settlement. That is why, it is best to hire an employment attorney.

Intricacies of Employment Law

Employment law is often a frustrating area of law as it covers all areas of the employer-employee relationship. In fact, the existence of such relationship must be alleged and clearly shown.

Mind you, the determination alone of whether an employee-employer relationship exists demands time and effort. Much more with the other intricate area of employment like wrongful termination, whistle blowing, discrimination, workers compensation, harassment, and other unfair practices by the employer.

Of course, the determination of what is the applicable law poses a lot of challenge. Like in many areas in California, particularly in Woodland Hills, many of these issues are administered by applicable federal and state laws that are very complicated.

For instance, federal laws addressing discrimination in the workplace primarily are set forth under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII).

California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), however, provides greater protection for employees than that provided by Title VII. FEHA also prohibits discrimination based on marital status. Furthermore, Title VII only covers employers who employ 15 or more employees, while FEHA generally applies to employers with only five or more employees.

These laws and their applicability may be too complicated enough for an employee to understand.

Undeniably, hiring a Woodland Hills employment law attorney will definitely make your case easy to navigate. Hence, if you think you have a case to file, act immediately and seek for the right attorney to handle your legal problem.

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