Leigh Buchanan

Joan Mungo comprendía el contenido de su compactadora de basura. La multitud en el Parque del Centro Cívico de Denver estaba tan abarrotada que si se desmayaba: «Y si hace más calor me desmayaré», amenazó Joan en silencio a los dioses del tiempo: no había ningún lugar donde caer. «Yo comprobaría la hora», le dijo a su amiga María, que estaba atrapada a su lado en el césped, «pero no puedo levantar el brazo lo suficientemente alto como para leer mi reloj».

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Reprint: R0410A 

The Denver office of the Clarion Company, a $30 million full-service marketing firm, has always been a politics-free zone. Nonwork conversations revolve around families, romances, and the state of the powder at Aspen. If the office sometimes seems detached from the wider world, no one cares.
But that changes with the arrival of Marcus Lippman. A senior project manager hired away from a rival firm in Chicago, Marcus is both charming and aggressive about meeting his new colleagues. During morning encounters in the mail room or kitchenette, he often alludes to the day&#8217;s headlines. In particular, Marcus follows the presidential campaign with an avidity his colleagues reserve for the fate of contestants on American Idol. Those informed enough to respond generally do so. Over time, others join in.
Politics soon enters the office bloodstream. Employees sense a new energy, a feeling of engagement that intensifies as the campaign season progresses. Many employees make contacts in the business community as they pursue extracurricular political activities. But there are downsides as well. Out-of-control e-mail debates sap productivity. Feelings get hurt. And general manager Joan Mungo discovers that political views play an important part in determining who rises to power in the company. As tensions mount, Joan wonders: Should she do something to stanch political debate, and if so, what?
Commenting on this fictional case study are Brian Flynn, the CEO of Schlossberg:Flynn, a business-development consulting firm; Frank Furedi, a professor of sociology at the University of Kent in England; Paula Brantner, the program director at Workplace Fairness, a nonprofit organization; and James E. Rogers, the CEO of Cinergy, a diversified energy company.

Civics and Civility

Reimpresión: R0410A La oficina de Denver de Clarion Company, una firma de marketing de 30 millones de dólares que ofrece servicios completos, siempre ha sido una zona libre de política. Las conversaciones no relacionadas con el trabajo giran en torno a las familias, los romances y el estado de la pólvora en Aspen. Si la oficina a veces parece alejada del resto del mundo, a nadie le importa. Pero eso cambia con la llegada de Marcus Lippman. Marcus, director de proyectos sénior contratado fuera de una firma rival en Chicago, es a la vez encantador y agresivo a la hora de conocer a sus nuevos colegas. Durante los encuentros matutinos en la sala de correo o en la cocina, suele aludir a los titulares del día. En particular, Marcus sigue la campaña presidencial con una avidez que sus colegas reservan para el destino de los concursantes en American Idol. Los que están lo suficientemente informados como para responder generalmente lo hacen. Con el tiempo, otros se unen. La política pronto entra en el torrente sanguíneo de las oficinas. Los empleados perciben una nueva energía, una sensación de compromiso que se intensifica a medida que avanza la temporada de campañas. Muchos empleados establecen contactos en la comunidad empresarial cuando realizan actividades políticas extracurriculares. Pero también hay desventajas. Los debates fuera de control por correo electrónico merman la productividad. Los sentimientos se hieren. Y el director general Joan Mungo descubre que las opiniones políticas desempeñan un papel importante a la hora de determinar quién llega al poder en la empresa. A medida que aumentan las tensiones, Joan se pregunta: ¿Debería hacer algo para detener el debate político y, de ser así, qué? Brian Flynn, director ejecutivo de Schlossberg:Flynn, una consultora de desarrollo empresarial; Frank Furedi, profesor de sociología en la Universidad de Kent en Inglaterra; Paula Brantner, directora de programas de Workplace Fairness, una organización sin fines de lucro; y James E. Rogers, director ejecutivo de Cinergy, una empresa de energía diversificada.

Civismo y civismo

Reprint: R0410A The Denver office of the Clarion Company, a $30 million full-service marketing firm, has always been a politics-free zone. Nonwork conversations revolve around families, romances, and the state of the powder at Aspen. If the office sometimes seems detached from the wider world, no one cares. But that changes with the arrival of Marcus Lippman. A senior project manager hired away from a rival firm in Chicago, Marcus is both charming and aggressive about meeting his new colleagues. During morning encounters in the mail room or kitchenette, he often alludes to the day’s headlines. In particular, Marcus follows the presidential campaign with an avidity his colleagues reserve for the fate of contestants on American Idol . Those informed enough to respond generally do so. Over time, others join in. Politics soon enters the office bloodstream. Employees sense a new energy, a feeling of engagement that intensifies as the campaign season progresses. Many employees make contacts in the business community as they pursue extracurricular political activities. But there are downsides as well. Out-of-control e-mail debates sap productivity. Feelings get hurt. And general manager Joan Mungo discovers that political views play an important part in determining who rises to power in the company. As tensions mount, Joan wonders: Should she do something to stanch political debate, and if so, what? Commenting on this fictional case study are Brian Flynn, the CEO of Schlossberg:Flynn, a business-development consulting firm; Frank Furedi, a professor of sociology at the University of Kent in England; Paula Brantner, the program director at Workplace Fairness, a nonprofit organization; and James E. Rogers, the CEO of Cinergy, a diversified energy company.

Civismo y civismo

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