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Helping leaders motivate their people to a
higher level of performance through strong human relations,

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team building, and goal of giving. This is the seven Minute Leadership

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Podcast with your host Paul fella Aldo. Hello everyone, and welcome to the

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Seven Minute Leadership Podcast, Episode one
fifty four. And today I'm going to

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answer some listener mail that I received
asking specifically about how to deal with or

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what advice do I have on toning
down the political rhetoric in the workplace.

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So this one's going to be a
quick one because I only, you know,

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spend a few minutes on this today
thinking about this, and so this

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is what I came up with.
So for me, as a general rule,

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it's important to remain politically neutral in
the workplace to avoid creating a hostile

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or uncomfortable work environment for colleagues of
different political leanings. So here are some

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tips on how to remain politically neutral
in the workplace. And I only have

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four of them because when I thought
of this, these are like what instantly

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just came to mind. So Number
one, just avoid discussing politics, right,

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you can't offend anyone if you don't
talk about politics. Try to avoid

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political discussions and focus on work related
topics instead. And look, I get

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it that two mature individuals could sit
and have a political discussion at work and

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never raise their voice or change their
body language, and probably each of them

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could teach each other something. And
I support that type of discussion. But

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today, of all times in our
history, the political landscape is so volatile

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and everyone is so hyper sensitive to
the topic, it's just best to avoid

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it altogether. Number two, don't
display political paraphernalia. You should refrain from

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wearing political buttons, hats, or
shirts to work. I don't know if

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you have some kind of a policy
for that or not, but you know

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it may be something to consider because
this can be seen as confrontational and may

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make colleagues uncomfortable. Number three,
and that is obviously, treat everyone with

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respect, regardless of political beliefs.
It's important to treat everyone with respect and

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professionalism in the workplace. Avoid making
assumptions or judgments based on someone's political views,

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and you know who they are.
If you're dialed in to your people,

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you have a feeling of what side
of the political river they're on just

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from what you hear and see.
The bottom line is there's still your employee

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regardless of what they believe in who
they voted for in number four. And

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I think this one's incredibly important for
all leaders, and that's stay informed.

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You know, while you should avoid
the political discussions in the workplace, it's

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still important to stay informed about current
events and political issues. This can help

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you avoid inadvertently offending someone with an
insensitive comment or action. It's okay to

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be the smartest one in the room
when it comes to this topic. If

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you want to be, you just
don't have to advertise it. Sometimes silence

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is your best leadership tool for certain
topics. And think of it this way.

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If you struggle to get your staff
to do the most mundane of tasks

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around the office, you're not going
to sway them at the ballot box.

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So what's the point of even having
the discussion to begin with. Remember the

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workplace is a professional environment, and
it's important to maintain a level of decorum

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and respect for all colleagues, regardless
of political beliefs. This is the leadership

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foundation that every leader needs to subscribe
to in order to be successful at leading.

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Everyone has value. Everyone deserves your
time, attention, respect, and

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your focus, even if they may
disagree with your political beliefs. This has

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been the seven Minute Leadership podcast and
I thank you for listening. For more

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