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Excuse Me: The Survival Guide to Modern Business Etiquette

by Rosanne Thomas

Navigating the small rules of workplace life

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Navigating the small rules of workplace life

Rosanne Thomas’s guide gathers everyday workplace dilemmas—from texting a manager after hours and smartphone use in meetings to office privacy, attire, small talk, and social media. Its subject is the overlap between established etiquette and newer habits shaped by open-plan offices and constant connectivity. Organized around dozens of situations, the book offers suggestions for handling potentially awkward interactions and bridging differences among colleagues. The emphasis is practical: identifying considerate ways to communicate and behave across the varied settings of modern business life.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Professionals seeking guidance on everyday workplace interactions
  • People preparing for interviews or adjusting to a new office environment
  • Readers interested in meeting etiquette, digital manners, and workplace communication

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Business etiquetteWorkplace communicationDigital mannersPrivacy and respect at work

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Book overview

Discover a wealth of business etiquette in this invaluable resource book that helps prevent bad behavior in the workplace.

What are the rules for business etiquette today? Is it acceptable to text your boss at home? What is the polite way to ask a colleague to take a distracting conversation behind closed doors? What about the use of smartphones in meetings?

In today's workplace, manners matter more than ever. With an increasing amount of open-plan workplaces and constant connectivity, the chances of unintentionally annoying or offending others is growing. Merging classic rules of behavior with new realities of modern business, Excuse Me spotlights dozens of puzzling situations, with suggestions for bridging divides.

This book untangles the nuances of:

  • meeting etiquette,
  • interview expectations,
  • proper office attire,
  • electronic manners,
  • privacy in tight spaces,
  • nonverbal cues,
  • small talk,
  • social media use, and more.

In even the most diverse workplaces, good manners will create an atmosphere of respect, smoothing the way for everyone to succeed. Excuse Me explains how to begin.

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