Let others feel that you know they are capable people too. This way you make them feel secure, thereby reducing the politics around you. “You never know who holds the trump card and at what time”. Also, learn to let go. Even as you upgrade your skill-sets and are noticed as a good professional, try to always give your colleagues and subordinates a chance to get into the limelight. For that you must step aside often and say, “First You”. When you discuss somebody, ask yourself if you’d say the same things in their presence. If you won’t then it may be unladylike and gossipy.
