Oh, no – politics. I hate dealing with office politics. Even though I work in a small office now that seems to be free from too many bad political situations, I have worked in some pretty bad situations in the past. Situations where we had to bring the entire office in to a meeting with a manager for a tongue lashing.

Of course, all offices have politics, and sometimes its just a matter of figuring out someones personality so that you can work with them and not offend them. Stuff like that doesn’t bother me. But some of the other stuff does, and that’s why I like our books position on politics and suggestions for dealing with them. Remain pure and don’t take sides – the best advice for people inside and outside the office.

I’m also glad that this book takes a realistic look at resistance. I’ve read articles that claim that resistance will never happen if you prepare people properly. Yeah, right. At least this book is realistic, and also bluntly honest, about resistance.

In fact, these last chapters are where the book does get painfully honest. Or, at least, the reader is encouraged to be painfully honest with themselves in determining where they need to grow and learn. But we all need that encouragement sometimes.