manners

The venerable phone call has been supplanted by text messaging, which has introduced many new ways to be rude without meaning to.

Since nobody is perfect, everybody needs to learn how to persuasively say "I'm sorry.''

Don't allow politics to change the way you see your colleagues, instead find work-related goals and values to discuss.

Why we misunderstand others and others misunderstand us.

The ability to speak truthfully without causing offense is an invaluable asset in the world of business.

A little humility and good manners avoids many problems and solves the rest.

You don't mean to be rude anywhere but, when doing business internationally, you need to understand that what's polite in one society might shock you host in another.

You're on your phone too much if you only notice the people with you when you take you eyes from the screen.

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So simple, yet so effective.

One rude person can upset the ambience of the entire office, disrupting teamwork and alienating customers.

The holidays are a time of sharing food and drink with family, friends and colleagues but don't think for a minute people aren't watching your behavior.

Getting holiday parties right is as simple as being the guest you'd like to host and hosting the party you'd like to attend.

Be realistic, Business holiday parties have nothing to do with eat, drink or be merry.

Making the effort to be pleasant with co-workers can have a dramatic positive effect on you and the ambience of where you work.

What you order and how you look eating it can make at least as much impression as anything you have to say.

It pays to be nice because what goes around really does come around.

Put down the phone, Rudy rude. New findings confirm what we already know: Cell phone etiquette in America is appalling.