Political skills used at work: Share of respondents reporting using political skills at work, by type of skill and frequency
Political skills | Never | A few times per year or less | A few times a month | At least once a week |
---|---|---|---|---|
Working closely with others on a team | 11% | 11% | 18% | 59% |
Public speaking | 53 | 21 | 12 | 14 |
Organizing and running meetings | 48 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
Convincing others of an argument | 51 | 15 | 19 | 15 |
Managing a team | 47 | 15 | 14 | 25 |
Delegating tasks or activities to others | 34 | 16 | 19 | 30 |
Fundraising | 76 | 13 | 7 | 5 |
Source: 2019 Workplace Political Participation Study. Sample size: 1,212.