- What? Alba what?
Yes! Albania. Do you know that, in Europe there is a tinny country called Albania? You didn't? You never heard of it? You know of nothing that is coming out of it? That is exactly what the Albania strategy is about.
In some organization, there is people that are placed into management position that they shouldn't hold. They are micro managers, demanding, nothing is never good. They say that they praise good ideas and welcomes it. But when an employee does, he is always turned down. The managers scrutinize the employee's work. At the slightest shadow of a mistake the manager is on the employee's back. Consequently the employee gets nervous and increases his/her mistakes. Which turns into a self fulfilling prophecy. Then the atmosphere gets heavier. People are on their guards against anyone. People that were team players before turns solo. Some practice information retention.
Does this description rings a bell?
If it does then one way to go under the radar is to practice the Albania strategy. Albania used to be a very closed communist country. Not much was heard from it. Not much was said, done, or came out of it.
So in a hostile workplace environment, practice exactly that. Be closed. Don't propose anything. Don't offer your services. Work on your side to either get out of that department or out of the company all together. But in the mean time don't contribute to anything. You do this for two reasons. First its for your career survival. Second that manager does not deserves you nor your ideas or energy. Lets that person corporately die without doing anything to prevent it.
A little harsh? Well some people deserves it. Those of you who have lived in that kind of work environment knows what I'm talking about.
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