INFORMATION MANAGEMENTHere's one of my favorite tools in the power game. This little beauty consists of two parts:
1) Learn everything you can. Over the course of time, learn every little "in and out," of not only your own job, but the jobs of others, as well as all the ropes, tips, in's and out's and tricks of the trade that your workplace can informally be manipulated by. Learn proceedures, processes, tools, methods, etc.
2) Keep your knowledge to yourself. As time goes on and other people move on to other jobs, you can gradually assume the image of the "wise elder of the tribe." Dole out your knowledge in bits and pieces, only as you see fit. You can reward loyalty, groom proteges, play other people's jealousies against another ("how come HE gets to learn how to use the HOOPA-JOOB PROBER, and I don't?") Never reveal everything, keep the best knowledge to yourself, make others bust their keisters off just to earn little pieces of trivial stuff only you know. Make people green and purple with envy just to get to know little stupid stuff that you can make look earth-shatteringly important.
I laugh as I write this, but behind the satire there's quite a bit of truth, based on my personal experience. I've used this little doozy time and again, to marvelous effect.
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