Navigating the Political Terrain
January 19, 2006
4:30-7:00pm

Why is it that when you win on an issue in organizational life, it is called “leadership,” but when you lose, it's called “politics?” John Eldred contends it's always about politics, and that can be a good thing for both the individual and the organization.

Eldred will call on his 16 years of teaching "Mastering Organizational Power and Politics" at the University of Pennsylvania as well as related seminars he has led for Comcast , Merck, McNeil labs, and other corporate sponsors to give us a fresh perspective on this critical and often (intentionally) ignored topic.

Bring your colleagues and coworkers to this introspective post-holiday program to learn your preferred power management style and political tactics.

About the Presenter

John Eldred is an Affiliate Faculty in the Center for Organizational Dynamics and teaches courses on organization power and politics, and professional services in the Organizational Dynamics graduate program. He is President of Transition One Associates, a consulting firm specializing in helping organizations and individuals facing major business transitions. He is also co-founder of the Wharton School's Family Business Program, which provides training and development for the founding generation of business owners as well as for the succeeding generations as lecturer at the Wharton School; he developed the first Wharton graduate-level courses in the change process: Managing Organizational Change and Managing Organizational Transition. He earned an M.S. degree from the University of Pennsylvania in Social Systems Science.