# Navigating politics and elections at work

- **Episode:** [137](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/episodes/137.md) (2024-10-17)
- **Type:** panel-interview
- **Tags:** politics, elections, workplace
- **Time:** 12:10–13:59 (start 730s)
- **Listen:** [https://truthliesandwork.com/137?t=730](https://truthliesandwork.com/137?t=730)

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[12:10] Leanne Elliott: So with that in mind, we, we have the, the US election coming up very shortly. I've already seen in the media and forums, HR forums, you know, people starting to think already about how they're going to manage The fallout of whatever way the election goes. I mean, with that in mind, have you, have you seen any, um, examples in the workplace where politics, a big election, has disrupted team dynamics?
[12:36] Experts Kathleen Troyer: I have someone who's very close to me, I'm not going to name names, who works for a large, a very large, uh, well-established technology company whose, uh, CEO is, uh, very much supporting one of the candidates. The team perhaps is on the other side. So, there are team conversations. So, in that respect, I think it is a little disruptive because it does take away from the essential work
[13:03] Leanne Elliott: Yes
[13:03] Experts Kathleen Troyer: But I'm also grateful that they have the forum to be able to decompress and to express themselves. So, I do think that there are That's probably not uncommon that people are discussing it more. And hopefully, you know, hopefully people are able to navigate and not, you know, not be too divisive in the process
[13:27] Liz Bronson: And I do think it's different when you have a CEO or outspoken leader that is solidly behind one candidate or another. And then you have to make a personal choice. Is this someone who I want as my leader? Yes or no? And which can then trickle down into a less diversified workplace and all of that. But that's that leader's choice to be that outspoken and, and things like that. So it can come up in that kind of fashion for sure