Outsmart Office Politics (Without Playing Dirty)

Dr. Mrinalini Garv

Leadership & Career Positioning Expert

Stop Letting Office Politics Stall Your Career and Cost You Your Next Promotion

You're doing work that qualifies you for bigger roles. Yet you're left out of strategic meetings while colleagues with better PR skills get the boss's ear, the visibility, and the opportunities.

So you take on more work, consider another certification or MBA, and hope your results will finally speak for themselves. Meanwhile, decisions about your career are being made without you.

The higher you aim, the more influence matters. And avoiding office politics won't keep it from affecting you.

Office politics is like fire. Mishandle it and you get burned. Learn to use it and it gives you warmth, light, and the ability to cook.

In this hands-on workshop, you'll map who influences key decisions, rehearse what to say when you're sidelined, and build a plan to get your expertise in front of the right people. No manipulation or pretending to be someone else.

Leave with your Workplace Power Map, conversation scripts, and a 30-day visibility and promotion plan.

BONUS: Get 30-day access to Speak Up Where It Really Matters, plus a live group coaching call to work through your own workplace situation.

What you’ll learn

Go from tiptoeing around office politics to confidently influencing decisions, earning recognition, and positioning yourself for promotion.

Identify who influences promotions, assignments, and strategic decisions.
Build your Workplace Power Map, including your boss, favored colleagues, and key influencers.

Write scripts for handling interruptions, dismissive bosses, and colleagues taking credit.
Role-play difficult conversations without sounding defensive or confrontational.

Identify the meetings and projects where your expertise belongs.
Practice asking for a seat at the table without sounding entitled or needy.

Turn your next status meeting into a discussion about leadership responsibilities, high-visibility projects, and promotion opportunities.
Practice shifting from reporting completed tasks to demonstrating your value and confidently asking for bigger opportunities.

Draft your Tiny Purple Frog™ statement to show decision-makers why you're the right choice for bigger roles.
Build a 30-day plan to use your positioning in key meetings, relationships, and promotion conversations.

Workshop agenda

Decode Who Really Holds the Power (45 minutes)
Map who influences promotions, strategic assignments, and key decisions. Spot favoritism and hidden alliances. Build your Workplace Power Map to identify whose support you need.
Stop Tiptoeing Around Difficult People (45 minutes)
Write and role-play three responses to interruptions, dismissed ideas, and credit-stealing. Practice standing your ground without sounding defensive or escalating conflict.
Break (10 minutes)
Take a short break to reset.
Turn Status Meetings Into Career Conversations (45 minutes)
Practice turning routine updates into discussions about leadership opportunities. Prepare a script to request strategic assignments, greater visibility, or promotion consideration.
Become the Obvious Choice for Bigger Roles (45 minutes)
Use the Tiny Purple Frog™ approach to identify your distinctive value. Draft a positioning statement that gives decision-makers a compelling reason to choose you.
Build Your 30-Day Influence and Promotion Plan (30 minutes)
Identify three key relationships, one strategic opportunity, and the conversations you need to initiate. Create your 30-day action plan with specific deadlines.
Final Questions and Next Steps (20 minutes)
Review your scripts, power map, and action plan. Learn how to use your bonus Speak Up Where It Really Matters training and live group coaching call to apply your new skills.

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Who this workshop is for

Mid-Career Professionals: Doing leadership-level work but struggling to gain the visibility and influence needed for their next promotion.
High-Performing Professionals: Overlooked for promotions while better-connected colleagues get the recognition and opportunities.
Managers and Aspiring Leaders: Ready to navigate difficult bosses, handle favoritism, and influence decisions without playing dirty.

What's included

Lifetime access

Go back to course content and recordings whenever you need to.

Community of peers

Stay accountable and share insights with like-minded professionals.

Certificate of completion

Share your new skills with your employer or on LinkedIn.

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Testimonials

Mrinalini helped me gain confidence, brought lot of clarity in my thought process. I started approaching meetings and interviews with an owner mindset rather than a peer or sometimes a slave mindset. As a result of all of these efforts, I have been able to secure a new opportunity that has resulted in more than 100% salary increase.
Abhijit Bhadra
Director, Product Management
It is amazing how I am implementing what you taught me. I am meeting and building relationships with the C-suite. I am over the moon and enjoying the recognition I am getting.
Shiney
Policy and Strategy Engagement Manager
I learned a lot about navigating office politics from Mrinalini in my previous job. I stopped playing small. I applied for and landed the head of marketing role by positioning my expertise with clarity and making myself the obvious choice.
Anuradha De
Head of Marketing
Because of Mrinalini's guidance, I am now able to own my story and present my strengths to others with a level of authority I didn't have before. Her coaching has had a profound impact on my professional presence and my overall mindset. I highly recommend her to anyone who knows they are ready for the next level but needs the right partner to help them get there.
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Neonatologist