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\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\t\\tWelcome to Episode 40 of Navigating the Fustercluck\\u2014a podcast full of snackable insights to help you navigate the topsy/turvy world of creativity & marketing.My name is Wegs, like eggs with a W, joining you from Deaf Mule Studios in Dallas, where we\\u2019re at the point of the year where we can look back at the things that resonated most with you.By the way, thanks so much for helping our launch year such a success. Not only were we an iTunes New & Noteworthy selection, you gave us over 100 5-star reviews. And we appreciate it. If you\\u2019ve found Navigating the Fustercluck to be helpful, please share it.OK, let\\u2019s get back to the snackable ideas that seemed to strike a chord with yo most. From our very 1st episode:Gaming the Game Has Become the Game Remember your first course on office politics? Of course not. No one offers one. Yet, office politics go a long way in determining your career path. Your assignments. Credits. Raises. Promotions. Satisfaction. And quite possibly, your sanity. So, let\\u2019s start off with office politics. Just keep in mind that this section is not designed to turn you into some corporate Machiavelli. Instead, you\\u2019ll gain some insight on what to look out for, who to look out for and how to lower your odds of taking a dagger in the back.Ouch! That doesn\\u2019t seem fair now does it? Well\\u2026Expecting the World to Treat You Fairly Because You\\u2019re a Good Person is a Little Like Expecting the Bull Not to Attack You Because You\\u2019re a Vegetarian. — Dennis WholeyNope, life is not always fair.\\xa0 Just because something should be doesn\\u2019t mean that it will be. The good guys don\\u2019t always win. The bad guys don\\u2019t always get caught. And when they do, they all too often get off easy. The sooner you accept this, the sooner you can do something about office politics. There\\u2019s no use in clinging to your anger waiting for leadership to actually lead and make things right. Do that, and you may well find yourself standing there with your arms folded until finally you\\u2019re lying horizontal on the wrong side of the grass.There\\u2019s a Special Place in Hell for the Devil\\u2019s AdvocateWhy offer ideas of your own, when all you have to do is derail everyone else\\u2019s? Meet the Devil\\u2019s Advocate. He\\u2019s more interested in attention than answers. Instead of honest questions, he brings Molotov Cocktails designed to build up nothing but himself. Yes, listen to him. Thoroughly. Then counterchallenge him to offer a better solution. And if that doesn\\u2019t work, the next time he proposes Let me play Devil\\u2019s Advocate\\u2026 Say this: Let\\u2019s not. Let\\u2019s stay positive for now and poke holes later. Blunt? Yep. Oh well, sometimes you have to sacrifice some short-term politeness to create lasting positivity.Lots of People Want to Be the Noun Without Doing the Verb.\\xa0 \\xa0 \\xa0 \\xa0 \\xa0 \\xa0 \\xa0 \\xa0 \\xa0 \\xa0 \\xa0 \\xa0 \\xa0 \\xa0 \\xa0 \\xa0 \\xa0 \\xa0 — Austin Kleon, Author, Artist, Poet & Designer \\xa0 \\xa0 \\xa0Some people think a title brings semi-retirement. Two-hour lunches. Days full of finger pointing and pontificating. While in reality, leadership comes with much more than a title. It comes with responsibility. And stuff to do. Lots of stuff to do. That doesn\\u2019t mean micro-managing. It doesn\\u2019t mean trying to do everything yourself. It does, however, mean taking action. Of course, it helps if you actually have a vision and mission to act on. Lacking that, there\\u2019s usually an abundance of busy work created to mask a lack of productivity with activity. The exact wrong kind of action.3 Simple Rules to Grow a Great Team:1)\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0Support Your Performers2)\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0Deal with the Rest3)\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0If You\\u2019re Not Dealing with the Rest, You\\u2019re Not Supporting Your PerformersSeems simple. Yet so many executives allow underachievers, outdated vets and personal pets to bring down their core team, taking focus off the work and placing it squarely upon their refusal to support their performers.You can tell your performers to mind their own business, but in the end,'