Rick Brandon, Ph.D., is CEO of Brandon Partners, offering flagship workshops on Organizational Savvy and the Motivational Tool Kit. With thirty years of performance improvement experience, he has trained tens of thousands at companies worldwide, including scores of Fortune 500 companies. He is married with two children and lives in Mill Valley, California.

ContentsIntroduction: A Political Wake-Up CallPart I: The Impact of Political StylesChapter 1: Avoid Political Blind SpotsChapter 2: Two Political Styles, Two Sets of StrengthsChapter 3: Political Style RisksChapter 4: Finding the Vital BalancePart II: Individual Savvy TacticsChapter 5: Map Political StylesChapter 6: Deactivate Your Political ButtonsChapter 7: Detect Power Dynamics, Agendas, and Unwritten RulesChapter 8: Know the Corporate BuzzChapter 9: Weave a Safety NetworkChapter 10: Manage the AirwavesChapter 11: Promote Yourself with IntegrityChapter 12: Pump Up Your Power ImageChapter 13: Address Hidden AgendasChapter 14: Respect Ego and Turf with Savvy Influence VocabularyChapter 15: Ethical LobbyingChapter 16: Conversational Aikido to Defuse SabotagePart III: Leadership Savvy Tactics to Detect DeceptionChapter 17: A Leadership Wake-Up CallChapter 18: Expect Deception, Even (Especially) as a CEOChapter 19: Detect Deception and Catch Schemers Red-HandedChapter 20: Make "Private Power Pockets" PublicPart IV: Leadership Savvy Tactics to Build A Savvy Team and CompanyChapter 21: The Team Trust/Competence GridChapter 22: Build a Savvy TeamChapter 23: Forge a High-Integrity Politics CultureEpilogueThe Bigger Picture: A Societal Wake-Up CallAcknowledgmentsIndex

Two of the most successful corporate consultants and coaches in the U.S., Rick Brandon and Marty Seldman, offer proven methods to eliminate unethical behavior at work and use the power of "high-integrity" politics to achieve corporate and career success.