There is the saying that if you have 3 or more people in an office environment, you will need to deal with office politics.
Most of us at some stage have had to deal with office politics, as either an employee or employer. At its most destructive, office politics can destroy people’s lives and is a type of cancer which invades a work place. On the other hand office politics can be a force for positive change (depending on the political behaviour of the manager and staff).