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Navigating Power, Managers, and Politics @ work

Hosted by Dr. Deepak Bhootra

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What you'll learn

Map organizational influence and power systems

Identify key decision-makers, informal power structures, and influence networks across your organization.

Navigate workplace politics with integrity

Build strategic, high-trust relationships with managers and peers without compromising your personal values.

Build upward trust and strategic leverage

Strengthen executive visibility, align with organizational priorities, and advance your career with long-term clarity.

Why this topic matters

Organizations aren't just reporting lines, they are complex power systems. Technical competence alone won't guarantee career progression if you can't navigate internal politics, informal influence, and manager dynamics. This session provides a practical framework to map organizational power, build authentic upward trust, and position yourself for long-term strategic leverage without sacrificing your professional integrity.

You'll learn from

Dr. Deepak Bhootra

Founder RISEUP@work INC | ICF Coach | 4x Author | ex Fortune 100 Global Exec

Three decades of senior leadership at Fortune 50 companies across four countries, then fifteen years coaching people through the moment their career stops making sense. I have watched the same stall happen hundreds of times. The work is good. The promotion does not come. Nobody explains why.

I am an ICF-certified coach, a certified practitioner in Extended DISC and Talogy, and the author of four books on career strategy. My doctoral research examined what actually keeps people committed to their work. I founded RISEUP@work to turn that pattern recognition into a system you can run on yourself.

I do not teach motivation. I teach the diagnostics I use in executive advisory work, applied to your first ten formative years.

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