Practical Skills: Business Etiquette

Put Your Best Self Forward In a world where change is constant, building business relationships quickly is key. Professional presence can help you stand out in the crowd of e-mails, voicemails, business meetings, and social occasions.

Lawyers can rely on this guide to provide them with useful, real-world advice on how to best navigate and negotiate through this complex and sometimes challenging facet of practicing law.

Does the idea of going to a large party make your mouth go dry? Do you freeze when facing networking opportunities? Are you using your smartphone as a mingling crutch? You're not alone: Ninety percent of the world suffers from minglephobia. Jeanne Martinet has developed a cure-a sure-fire system to overcome social fears and have a great time at every type of business or social gathering.

This book can help law students and new lawyers build the connections they need to succeed. They will learn to identify networking sources, initiate contacts, socialize with confidence, and develop and nurture networking relationships.

People make decisions about you based on your manners and comportment; this book shows you how to make and maintain a positive impression every time.

The book covers the basics of law practice and law firm etiquette, from doing effective research and writing to dressing for success, dealing with staff and clients and building a law practice.

Designed for Success is an insightful grasp of the universal dynamics of the workplace not only what to expect, but also how to interpret what's happening when you're blazing a new trail.

Completely revised and updated, the third edition of the Posts' The Etiquette Advantage in Business is the ultimate guide professionals need to navigate everyday and unusual situations in the office--the key to professional and personal success. Today, more than ever, good manners mean good business. The Etiquette Advantage in Business offers proven, essential advice, from resolving conflicts with ease and grace to building productive relationships with colleagues at all levels; from successfully networking to winning clients and closing deals. It also offers up-to-date guidance on pressing issues, including ethics, harassment in the workplace, privacy, e-mail and social media dos and don'ts, and knowing how and when to take responsibility for mistakes.

From the basics of getting off on the right foot during the job interview to handling office politics, to dining etiquette, this book covers the things today's businessperson needs to know.

Presents a guide to social etiquette for men, organized into three categories, 'daily life,' 'social life,' and 'on the job,' covering the rules of conduct with short entries and sidebars for a wide range of key situations.

'The Etiquette Edge' shows readers how to improve their interpersonal effectiveness when communicating in an increasingly complicated environment where the old rules of conduct often don't seen to apply anymore.

How To Work A Room lays down the fundamentals for savvy socializing, whether at a party, a conference, or even communicating online.

There are dozens of cultural variables that can impact a contract in each country. For example, who makes the final decision? Is it an individual (like in Australia or the USA) or a group of people (like in Sweden or Japan)? We know that the successful practice of law begins with good research. Knowing which countries are comfortable with direct, frank communication and which value subtle, sophisticated speech patterns can give you an amazing advantage over attorneys who neither research nor respect other cultures. The original Kiss, Bow, or Shake Hands is one of Inc. magazine's top seven books on negotiating and, as of this writing, has sold over 450,000 copies. This book in the Kiss, Bow, or Shake Hands series has been written specifically for legal professionals--to help you develop the tangible intercultural skills that will support your successful legal practice.

Topics include: planning your career; strategizing your job-search/career transition; preparing winning application documents; maximizing your professional and other contacts; effective interviewing; and negotiating compensation.

Filled with quotes from experts in the field, this book will guide you through professional expectations and help you maximize your legal career.

Good manners and proper protocol can make, or break, a promising business relationship. Build better and deeper relationships, feel more confident than you ever have, no matter what the business setting.

Manners are crucial for business people and Power Etiquette provides advice on the dos and don'ts of subjects ranging from casual Fridays to 'netiquette'. Readers can develop the professional polish they need to succeed, and outshine others.

This guide proves that selling can be done effectively and comfortably, by motivating the reader to take action and identify strategies and tasks that they are comfortable doing.

Undeliverable: E-mail Etiquette for Today's Workplace will instill your employees with best practices for handling customer service issues via e-mail. They'll also learn how to avoid those disastrous errors that plague so many companies.