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Don't Play These Games at Work

August 20, 2003

"Don't play these games - gossiping, politicking, scheming - at work.  Come to work to do your job and do it well.  When others play games, keep focused on your own job and goals.

When you share information about others at work, remember these guiding questions:  'Is it true?'  'Is it kind?' 'Is it necessary?'

Be known as someone positive.  Doing what needs to be done includes being an advocate for those you work for and with.  Don't dwell on the negative but rather be the person who is continually positive and forward-looking (Nelson, 2001, p. 40)."

Reference:  Nelson, B. (2001).  Please don't just do what I tell you! do what needs to be done: every employee's guide to making work more rewarding.  New York:  Hyperion.

What games are you playing at work?

Please Don't Just Do What I Tell You! is available on loan from the Ohio State University Leadership Center.  A complete listing of all the Leadership Center's resources is available on our website http://leadershipcenter.osu.edu/

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Created: 2008-12-22, Updated: 2009-01-09