> Point 10 - The only soft skill is politics. Any sufficiently large organisation employs many politicians. The best way to deal with politicians is analyse the factions and stay neutral. No one can drag you to their side then.

Staying neutral does not only have the meaning "be diplomatic" or "don't give an opinion", but can also mean "treat all factions equally", which includes the case "treat all of the people who make political attempts with open hate". This way, also no one can drag you to their side. :-)