Management Etiquette

In today's cut-throat, get-ahead-at-all-costs world, the idea of showing basic decency toward one another has sadly been pushed to the side. Yet, the power of respectful, positive leadership can be more impactful now than ever before. Gracious leaders stand apart because they have a better way. Leaders who listen with purpose, recognize they don't have all the answers, and demonstrate uncompromising respect to all can - and will - lead their teams to peak performance.  

Narrated by the author, this book has energy, insight, and humor. What is it that prevents us from making deeper, more long-lasting connections with others? To author John Klymshyn, the answer lies in our understanding of the power of language. We must study, explore, and practice deeper dialogue in order to connect, communicate, collaborate, and contribute! 

As a member of the Online generation, you face unique obstacles in today's world. These challenges can leave you feeling trapped, lost, or paralyzed. You need a solid support system to lift you up and move you forward, one that bridges generational gaps and brings valuable allies to your table. TableTalk can make that happen. Co-authors Shari Moss and Meghan Fitzpatrick offer powerful strategies to help millennials create a network of the best, most effective “TableMates” possible.

When the housing market crashed in 2009, Michael Erath lost everything. But he didn’t let failure keep him down. Instead, he learned from his mistakes and rose back to success. In Rise, Michael recounts his remarkable story with honesty and self-reflection. He demonstrates how moving beyond a one-size-fits-all system and leveraging a custom-tailored approach, while also building healthy, open, and honest leadership teams, can help entrepreneurs free themselves from the control their businesses have over them, fall back in love with their businesses, and achieve their dreams.

Ethics - described briefly as the norms by which acceptable and unacceptable behaviors are measured - has been the concern, and perhaps the great dilemma, of sentient humans since Socrates subjected it to philosophical inquiry almost 2,500 years ago. Socrates believed, without universal acceptance, that the most pertinent issues people must deal with are related to how we live our lives, what actions are and are not righteous, and how people should live together peacefully and harmoniously.

For Jim McCann, the founder and CEO of the world’s leading florist, 1-800-Flowers.com, being open and ready to speak to a variety of audiences is his most powerful leadership tool. In Talk Is (Not!) Cheap, McCann illustrates how the art of conversation leadership - the process he developed to engage others and create forward momentum in the workplace - can be used to inspire, innovate, and win. Using a blend of how-to and insightful personal stories, this audiobook argues that the gift of gab may just be the most critical (and undervalued) skill set in today’s workplace.

It's Monday. Time to hit the pause button on your personality and get ready for the next meeting because, for the next five days, we'll be speaking the language of business. And, from bloated jargon and monotonous memos to syrupy slogans and deadly dull presentations, the official language of business is bull. The second we get to work, we join the masses who trade the wit and warmth of their voices for a corporate stamp of approval and the comfort of conformity.

This book contains proven steps and strategies on how to be more motivated and inspired to succeed. By knowing the reasons successful people are able to continue to do what they do, despite the difficulties that they encounter in their journey. This book will help the listeners know and understand the concept of motivation and what keeps an individual motivated in achieving their goals, specifically on how and why successful people keep themselves motivated in doing what they do.

Few are prepared for managing across cultures, and the costs of cultural blind spots can spin out of control - from lawsuits to lost opportunities. Forged in the fire of clashing cultures and living on four continents, Dr. Zweifel developed a fool-proof methodology for managing successfully across borders.

A fun yet factual guide to thriving not only in Silicon Valley but in the emerging Global Silicon Valley. Silicon Valley has become synonymous with big ideas, start-ups, and inventing the future. But today the magic of Silicon Valley has gone viral and global. From Austin to Boston, from Shanghai to Dubai, a Global Silicon Valley is emerging.

The 'must have' top tips guide to doing business in Japan. This “quick fix” guide will give you the inside information on how to do business and cope with business socialising in Japan. Despite what some would have you believe, there’s nothing particularly mysterious or complicated about doing business with the Japanese, but there are some important rules to follow in order to avoid causing offense and to ensure that things go smoothly.

A lot of conflicts in the workplace are either misunderstandings or miscommunications. These go unresolved, fester, and start to interfere with the work that needs to be done because of lack of trust and interpersonal anger. To help fix these problems, this audiobook will discuss how to re-humanize the people you are having communication problems with so that you can fix the problem ethically, effectively, and compassionately. The goal is for both of you to feel good about the relationship again.

One day, you will exit your business. Whether you are ready for it or not. This is the book that shows you how to defend against tragedy and win so you exit on top. Randy has spent his entire professional career helping business owners exit their business on their time, for the highest price, to the buyer of their choice. In this fast-paced, short, and impactful book, Randy reveals the secrets that make businesses worth more, families that leave true legacies, and business owners who sell or transition the right way. 

What if you didn’t have to change everything in your career to change your life at work? There’s a fresh answer to help you make better career decisions without resorting to the drastic measures of changing careers, finding a new job, starting a business, or bowing to an early and unwanted retirement - and without settling or sacrificing your health, family life, and well-being. Darcy Eikenberg shares simple, practical ways to reset how you think, revise what you say, and rescue your career without quitting, feeling stuck, or changing everything in your life.

When you're organizing a wedding, there are many points of etiquette that should be considered. Even if you're not usually the type of person to follow etiquette and guidelines, it's important that, for your wedding, you bear in mind that it is not just you who needs to be happy with the event - you want your family and other guests to enjoy the day too. By conforming to etiquette, you can ensure that everyone has an assigned role and knows what they are doing on your big day so that the event goes as smoothly as possible.