Office politics—the phrase usually invokes negative images, such as blaming, backstabbing, favouritism, resentment and jealousy. Like it or loathe it, professional success is not merely dependent on merit; being able to read people and their motives is what keeps one ahead. A large part of success in the corporate journey is defined by progress and getting the credit for it; some people excel at it, while others do not. How can you then navigate the corporate corridors without playing dirty?
Checkmate Office Politics confronts workplace dynamics head-on and explains the factors that influence it. Drawing on her unparalleled experience as an international facilitator and executive coach, Bhavna Dalal invites you to understand the political machinery by offering extensive, simple, practical advice to help navigate workplace politics effectively and grow in your career without compromising your ideals.
Dalal, Bhavna: - Bhavna Dalal is the founder and CEO of Talent Power Partners--a leadership development consulting company. She is an international executive master coach and facilitator with a Bachelor's in Engineering (Electronics) from Bombay University and an Executive MBA from IIM Calcutta. She has over 25 years of experience as a software development engineer, consultant and senior leadership in corporates in America, South Africa and India.
Her specific areas of expertise include individual one-on-one executive coaching, group and team coaching, consulting, designing and facilitating leadership interventions, and thought leadership.
She works on assisting leaders in developing goals such as executive presence, personal and organizational vision, professional transitions (promotions, partnerships, new role, big changes), team management, collaboration, relationships, organizational and time management, emotional intelligence, negotiation and influencing, self-awareness, strategy and decision-making, and women leadership.
Her insights come from raw and real challenges and situations from leaders' daily narratives as part of her work. She continues to conduct research and studies in the area of individual coaching. She has studied eastern as well as western psychological, behavioural and spiritual methodologies in depth. Her work includes using models, prompts, exercises and methods such as metaphorical approach, systemic approach, body language and imagery. She is also familiar with personality typologies tools such as MBTI, DISC, social styles, leadership styles, emotional intelligence and 360° feedback.
Her clients have been people managers across the organization, from board members and CXOs to directors and founders in several industries such as consulting, financial services, banking and technology. Her consulting company has worked with clients from companies such as Ernst & Young, Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, HSBC, Bloomberg, Bank of Baroda, Google, Intuit, Qualcomm, NetApp, Mindtree, MobileIron, Syniverse, Wolters Kluwer, ABB, United Nations, Digital Green, Vaya Fintech, Byond Travel and TheBigScope.
As a writer, Bhavna has numerous award-winning articles in Forbes and Fortune, among other publications. She is also the author of the book Team Decision Making. She serves on the board of Bodhi Education Society based in Telangana, India, and on several compliance committees. She resides in Bangalore with her husband and two children.
