阅读理解。

Aisforalwaysgettingtoworkontime.

Bisforbeingextremelybusy.

Cisfortheconscientious(勤勤恳恳的)wayyoudoyourjob.

Youmaybeallthesethingsattheofficeandmore.Butwhenitcomestogettingaheadexpertssay

theABCsofbusinessshouldincludeaPforpoliticsasinofficepolitics.

DaleCarnegiesuggestedasmuchmorethan50yearsagohardworkalonedoesn'tensurecareer

advancement.Youhavetobeabletosellyourselfandyourideasbothpubliclyandbehindthescenes.

Yetdespitetheobviousrewardsofengaginginofficepolitics-abetterjobaraisepraise-manypeople

arestillunable-orunwilling-toplaythegame.

Peopleassumethatofficepoliticsinvolvessomemanipulative(工于心计的)behaviorsaysDeborah

ComeranassistantprofessorofmanagementatHofstraUniversity.Butpoliticsderivesfromtheword

'polite'.Itcanmeanlobbying(游说)andformingassociations.Itcanmeanbeingkindandhelpfuloreven

tryingtopleaseyoursuperiorandthenexpectingsomethinginreturn.

Infacttodayexpertsdefineofficepoliticsasproperbehaviorusedtopursueone'sownself-interest

intheworkplace.Inmanycasesthisinvolvessomeformofsocializingwithintheofficeenvironment-not

justinlargecompaniesbutinsmallworkplacesaswell.

Thefirstthingpeopleareusuallyjudgedonistheirabilitytoperformwellonaconsistentbasissays

NeilP.Lewisamanagementpsychologist.Butiftwoorthreecandidatesareupforapromotioneach

ofwhomhasreasonablysimilarabilityamanagerisgoingtopromotethepersonheorshelikesbest.It's

simplehumannature.

Yetpsychologistssaymanyemployeesandemployershavetroublewiththeconceptofpoliticsin

theoffice.Somepeopletheysayhaveanidealisticvisionofworkandwhatittakestosucceed.Still

othersassociatepoliticswithflattery(奉承)fearfulthatiftheyspeakupforthemselvestheymay

appeartobeflatteringtheirbossforfavors.

Expertssuggestalteringthisnegativepicturebyrecognizingtheneedforsomeself-promotion.

1.Officepolitics(Li