Business Manners

How do you maintain a family-friendly office without discriminating against singles? What’s the difference between showing romantic interest and sexual harassment? Which colleagues should be invited to family weddings? When should you be unavailable, at or away from work? Don’t convene a focus group or appeal to Human Resources - consult Miss Manners! With wit and wisdom, Miss Manners restores civility, guiding you around your coworker’s messy cubicle, past your overly prying boss, around the bridal shower for the new temp, and through tedious staff meetings.

The Etiquette Edge gives you a crash course on modern business manners. New advice explains how to navigate sticky situations at work, including digital interactions that are easy to misinterpret - and hard to mend. From interviewing etiquette and dress codes to working in close quarters and communicating upward, you'll master the essentials of making a great impression and building relationships.

In Beverly Hills Manners, Lisa Gache offers a behind-the-scenes look at the unique social dilemmas of the residents of the hills of Beverly through the eyes of an etiquette expert tasked with transforming her awkward, boorish, and sometimes challenging clients into social virtuosos. From Saudi princesses to Oscar winners, talent agents to intelligence operatives, child actresses, butlers, and football players, Lisa has amassed an astounding roster.

Thrive in a world with unwritten rules… before now. The Corporate Life Survival Guide is a detailed how-to book on mastering office politics. With chapters on workplace life, situations to avoid, and achieving a work/life balance, it draws on the author’s quarter century of experience as an employee, contractor, and consultant. Insightful guidance and illustrative anecdotes will help you understand important missteps, the consequences, and how to prevent them. Always practical, the book will quickly improve the savvy of workers who are new to office life, making a successful career ...

Etiquette, Sara Jane says, is the glue that holds society together. Humans are social creatures, after all—we need connection to survive. But with global cultures in flux and the post-pandemic digital age, shadow epidemics of anxiety and loneliness are on the rise. Plus, the old rules of “decorum” don’t match the times. Amidst all this withdrawal and change, social growth can feel out of reach. How do we leave the comfort of our homes, step away from our screens, and interact face to face?

With Manners Will Take You Where Brains and Money Won't, Donald James goes beyond handshakes and thank-you notes to explain how the true definition of manners is the authentic and genuine way we show up in the world. With inspiring and thought-provoking stories from his 35 years in public affairs and education at NASA, and guided by the lessons his mother taught him, Donald explains how having good manners is a key ingredient to finding purpose, fulfillment, and meaning in business and in life.

Your friend's mother-in-law is visiting from Korea. When greeting her, do you bow, shake hands, or kiss her on both cheeks? The meeting with his international customers is going well for the corporate president - until he gives the thumbs-up sign. Why? Discover the answers in this incisive, award-winning guide to etiquette, now thoroughly revised to reflect today's truly multicultural society.

If you have ever felt unsure or uncomfortable when facing a social dilemma, John Bridges answers these questions and more in his classic handbook for men. The rules were simpler in bygone days, but technological changes have caused seismic shifts to the cultural landscape of 21st century. Do the rules of common courtesy still apply?

No matter the industry or the position, business is built on relationships—and at the heart of all good relationships is good etiquette. Understanding good business etiquette skills and how to apply them to your job and your professional relationships is key to building a successful career. Work environments and the relationships we experience in them are complex. It’s important to know how to identify what type of environment and relationships you’re in and how to manage and adjust your behavior accordingly.

Refinement of Manner will set you on a journey to a finer, more elegant lifestyle, while encouraging and challenging you to become the best person you can be in all areas of life. Social, career, financial, home life... you can balance it all with grace, poise, and talent you never thought you had. This is your way to a greater, more fascinating you! This is the book on becoming beyond mannerly to absolutely elegant and refined. Here are the tools to becoming a refined elegant woman of the 21st century.

Medieval people are often portrayed as having poor hygiene and table manners—licking their knives or throwing chicken bones on the floor. In the Middle Ages, however, such behavior was not tolerated. Medieval society cherished order in nearly every facet of life, from regular hand-washing to daily prayer. There were consequences if you didn’t adhere to the rules of good behavior: you wouldn’t be invited to the lord’s next dinner, you wouldn’t win the battle, and you wouldn’t win the lady.

50 Things to Know About Modern Manners offers advice on how to behave in 10 different situations. Based on knowledge from etiquette professionals, when you display proper manners and have good etiquette, people will genuinely like you and want to spend time with you. You'll discover tips and tricks that you can do in order for you to accomplish your goal of becoming one of the most likeable people in your circle of friends.

Through neuroscience, we can see why conflict and change are so hard. It's our wiring! With this knowledge, you can overcome struggle and get on with your exceptional life. Fear of the unknown can be a thing of the past. Getting unstuck is all part of the hero's journey that readers take in MindSET Your Manners. Never again worry about saying the wrong thing. Solve conflicts without dealing with the other party. This book turns the world on end so it finally looks normal.

Die Schlagfertigkeit von uns Frauen wird regelmäßig auf die Probe gestellt. Besonders dann, wenn die Männer in unserem Leben mal wieder das letzte Wort haben müssen und uns die Welt erklären wollen. Und wir? Lassen sie damit zu oft durchkommen. Dabei sind es nicht selten Ladys, die den Laden zusammenhalten und sich bei genauerem Hinsehen als wahre Superheldinnen des Alltags entpuppen. Höchste Zeit also, dass wir uns unserer stärksten Seiten bewusst werden und den Erklärbären dieser Welt das Tanzen beibringen!

In "Der persönliche Erfolg" zeigt Ihnen Vera F. Birkenbihl, wie Sie Ihre verborgenen Talente und Stärken identifizieren und gezielt einsetzen können. Es wird Ihnen nicht nur theoretisches Wissen geboten, sondern praxiserprobte Methoden und Checklisten, die Ihre persönliche und berufliche Entwicklung revolutionieren werden.

Kumpel oder sexy Femme Fatale? Wie wirken Sie auf Männer? Finden Sie es heraus! Sie haben die guten Ideen - aber andere sind erfolgreich? Kompetent und klug sein allein reicht nicht! Vielleicht liegt es daran, dass Sie einfach nicht die "richtigen Duftmarken" setzen. Zur richtigen Zeit den passenden Aufmerksamkeitswert zu erhalten ist eine Kunst, die erlernt sein will, möchten Sie in einer von Männern dominierten Welt erfolgreich agieren.

Erotik und Karriere sind enger verknüpft, als die Frauenbewegung das zugeben würde. Wie eng - dieser Frage sind News-Chefredakteur Walter Pohl und seine Co-Autorin Lara Theiss nachgegangen. Mit Beispielen von Madame Pompadour über Ivana Trump bis Carla Bruni und einer Analyse der modernen Arbeitswelt beschreiben die Autoren, mit welchen Tricks und Strategien intelligente Frauen auf dem Weg nach oben Männer für sich einsetzen.

Die meisten Selbstständigen finden es abschreckend, sich verkaufen zu müssen. Sie möchten mit ihrer Arbeit Menschen unterstützen, ohne dabei zum Selbstdarsteller oder Marktschreier zu werden. Gehörst du dazu? Dann habe ich eine gute Nachricht für dich: Marketing hat nichts mit Selbstdarstellung zu tun, sondern mit Strategie und Kommunikation.

Wie SIE und ER tatsächlich kaufen: Frauen und Männer ticken unterschiedlich. Was sie also brauchen, ist eine Verkaufsberatung, die auf die jeweiligen Bedürfnisse ausgerichtet ist. Das Wissen um die kleinen, aber feinen Unterschiede kann der entscheidende Impuls in Richtung Kaufabschluss sein.