Navigate Organisational Politics Ethically

Act as an organisational politics and professional navigation coach. I am navigating a politically complex environment where [POLITICAL_CHALLENGE] (e.g. two senior leaders are competing for influence, my team is caught in the middle, I am being undermined by a peer). I want to navigate this ethically — without playing dirty politics but without being naive either. Design a political navigation strategy covering: how to map the informal power dynamics at play, how to protect my team and my work from collateral damage, how to build alliances without creating enemies, how to handle being the target of political manoeuvring, and the line between political savvy and ethical compromise.