EmploymentScape Chief Executive Officer, Harrison Barnes, discusses how companies and professionals can succeed by externalizing the opponent.

Harrison compares any job to a game. How well we play the game determines our success or failure in our jobs.

As in any game, in our jobs too, we need to play by the rules and recognize our limits. Being a team player is extremely important to succeed in our jobs. Team players ward off any negativity in the office and always steer clear of petty politics. In short, they don’t create internal opponents.

Identifying the external opponents brings people within organizations together to fight for a common purpose. It keeps employees charged up.