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DIVIDE AND RULE AS A POLICY INSTRUMENT

MY DEAR FRIENDS,MY FANS,MY FOLLOWERS,ladies and gentlemen,in one of my old POSTS,I spoke extensively on workplace politics, pointing out that it could be healthy in which case it leads to higher productivity for the organization represented, that healthy workplace politics also enhances healthy workplace environment. I equally pointed out that unhealthy politics lead to and manifest in nepotism,favouritism,rivalry and bitterness all at the expense of the organization represented vis-a-vis profitability and efficiency for in most cases, it is either the right man is not given the right job or he is denied of the right tools,authorities and incentives required for effective performance and service delivery. NOW divide and rule originally,ordinarily was a policy instrument introduced and used by the emperors ( of the empires) to segment and subjugate their subjects with a view to disorganizing them and subsequently gain firm foothold on everyone of the subjects to the disadvan...