Politics: the art of the possible Available to Purchase

This paper seeks to argue that when managing strategically it is important for leaders to view situations from multiple perspectives, one of which is the political point‐of‐view.

The paper discusses and gives examples to illustrate how one can consider situations from the political vantage point.

It is helpful for library directors to consider situations from the political perspective.

This provides one point of view that should be considered when a leader contemplates what actions to take.

This paper will help librarians better manage their libraries by considering the political perspective when assessing situations.