Most senior professionals have a visceral reaction to the word political. That reaction does not reduce the need for political dexterity. It increases the risk of failing without it.
Avoiding Political Dexterity Is No Longer an Option
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Insights drawn from two decades helping capable people navigate power and influence in complex organisations.
The Authority Trap: Why Formal Power Without Political Dexterity Fails
Many senior leaders arrived at the top on expert power. That power does not survive promotion. What replaces it determines the ultimate outcome.
Political Dexterity and the Viable Systems Model: A Precise Framework
The Viable Systems Model has described the architecture of political dexterity for fifty years. Understanding it is now critical.
Why Rational Argument Fails: The Case for Political Dexterity
Senior experts built their power on knowing more than the room. That power is eroding. They can no longer ignore the capability they avoided for decades.
Defining Political Dexterity: The Critical Capability Today Demands
It has shaped the outcome of civilisations and organisations for millennia. It has never been named with sufficient precision to be developed deliberately. Until now.
Domain Mastery: The Door Is Closing for Senior Professionals
The repositioning that domain mastery requires is not a future consideration. The door is already closing. Some do not know it exists. Others can see it and are not moving.