Stefan

“People aren't too different from lab rats.

We seek out rewarding experiences and steer clear of punishing ones. If interaction with you is a disagreeable event, people will avoid it.

(from chapter 12)

tl;dr people aren't too different from lab rats”
― Marie G. McIntyre, Secrets to Winning at Office Politics

“Life is unmanageable if you try to control stupidity other than your own.”
― John Hoover, How to Work for an Idiot, Revised and Expanded with More Idiots, More Insanity, and More Incompetency: Survive and Thrive Without Killing Your Boss

“A frequent power problem in all male groups is that the pre-occupation with dominance often impedes collaboration. Each member may feel that others have no right to interfere in their territory, so everyone limits conflict by operating autonomously.
If you never collaborate, then you automatically avoid situations where you might have to give up some of your power.

In all female groups, problems are more likely to result from entanglement in relationship issues. Who's friendly or unfriendly, who's gossipping too much, who's getting more attention, who's being too critical and so on. These matters are often put aside when someone has a personal problem.”
― Marie G. McIntyre, Secrets to Winning at Office Politics

“(paraphrasing from chapter 8)
you must adjust to the culture established by the power
[..]
contrast between flexibility & ingenuity compared to structure & consistency.

the former is about exploring new ideas and changing plans, the latter is about delivering on time(structured timelines, due dates) and in budget”
― Marie G. McIntyre, Secrets to Winning at Office Politics