Business Etiquette: A Practical Guide
by Sorin Dumitrascu
Professionalism refers to more than just doing your job well in isolation. It involves focusing on providing others with high-quality work and service, and on meeting or exceeding their expectations.
To do this, you have to be conscious of your surroundings and of how your actions impact others. You also have to consider the standards of professional behavior that apply in a given context, and respect these – not only through your actions, but in terms of the image you convey.
Although soemone might be highly skilled and efficient in the work he produces, his clothing choice is unprofessional because it doesn't meet his company's standards.
This book introduces you to the basics of business etiquette. It explains how to present yourself in the work environment by dressing professionally and maintaining a professional workspace. And it describes ways of protecting your professional reputation outside the office. This has become especially important in the era of the Internet and social media.
After completing this book, you'll be better equipped to practice good business etiquette. In turn, this can help you strengthen your professional reputation and build a successful career.
Have you ever worked in an organization where some people remained indifferent to their work commitments? Where they've failed to admit to their own work failures, content to let the blame fall on others? Or where they've boasted ungraciously about their successes? Professionalism, good business etiquette, and personal accountability are the attributes of high achievers. Employees who readily take responsibility for their actions and show courtesy to their colleagues inspire confidence in others and tend to be more successful.
Reliable and dedicated employees accept personal accountability for their actions and their work. This involves taking the power to succeed into their own hands, acting on their goals, and increasing their personal productivity.
In this book, you'll learn about professionalism, business etiquette, and making yourself accountable by following the four steps of the personal accountability framework:
1. focusing your efforts by setting SMART goals, which are specific, measurable, achievable, realistic, and time-framed
2. developing an action plan for each SMART goal by being clear on what you want to achieve, removing obstacles and limitations, and identifying subgoals
3. managing your energies and priorities so you can focus on achieving what's important and complete everything you need to, and
4. staying focused and re-energized, so you can avoid being distracted and tackle your goals with commitment and enthusiasm.
To do this, you have to be conscious of your surroundings and of how your actions impact others. You also have to consider the standards of professional behavior that apply in a given context, and respect these – not only through your actions, but in terms of the image you convey.
Although soemone might be highly skilled and efficient in the work he produces, his clothing choice is unprofessional because it doesn't meet his company's standards.
This book introduces you to the basics of business etiquette. It explains how to present yourself in the work environment by dressing professionally and maintaining a professional workspace. And it describes ways of protecting your professional reputation outside the office. This has become especially important in the era of the Internet and social media.
After completing this book, you'll be better equipped to practice good business etiquette. In turn, this can help you strengthen your professional reputation and build a successful career.
Have you ever worked in an organization where some people remained indifferent to their work commitments? Where they've failed to admit to their own work failures, content to let the blame fall on others? Or where they've boasted ungraciously about their successes? Professionalism, good business etiquette, and personal accountability are the attributes of high achievers. Employees who readily take responsibility for their actions and show courtesy to their colleagues inspire confidence in others and tend to be more successful.
Reliable and dedicated employees accept personal accountability for their actions and their work. This involves taking the power to succeed into their own hands, acting on their goals, and increasing their personal productivity.
In this book, you'll learn about professionalism, business etiquette, and making yourself accountable by following the four steps of the personal accountability framework:
1. focusing your efforts by setting SMART goals, which are specific, measurable, achievable, realistic, and time-framed
2. developing an action plan for each SMART goal by being clear on what you want to achieve, removing obstacles and limitations, and identifying subgoals
3. managing your energies and priorities so you can focus on achieving what's important and complete everything you need to, and
4. staying focused and re-energized, so you can avoid being distracted and tackle your goals with commitment and enthusiasm.
