New Book on Executive Etiquette...
Pamela Minyard was selected as one of the leading experts in etiquette and leadership for the Executive Etiquette Power book. This is the essential resource to building professional confidence, making a great impression and solidifying your success with every business encounter. Discover what you need to know to advance your career from North America’s top executive etiquette experts.
With this book, you can quickly learn how leaders in your field conduct themselves to get the very best results. As top experts in each of our respective specialties, we’ve joined together to give you the most powerful executive etiquette information and strategies available.
Why Leadership and Etiquette?
Because Research shows that:
- Technical skills only account for 15% of job advancement, while 85% is based on people skills. (Research from Harvard University, The Carnegie Foundation, and The Stanford Research Institute)
- A lot of business activity is conducted outside the office today. To be at ease in every situation, no matter how formal, is a valuable lesson indeed. (US Fed News Service, 2008)
- With all of the changes going on in the workplace and the economy, there are mo
re reasons now than ever to polish up your skills. (Work & Family Life, 2007) - Receiving appealing job offers depends on a number of factors, including making a good first impression with campus recruiters, corporate Human Resources personnel and hiring managers.(Black Collegian, 2007)
- Nearly 70% of Americans say they believe that people are ruder now than they were 20 or 30 years ago, and that children are among the worst offenders. (Associated Press-Ipsos Poll, 2004)
- In 2004, more than one in three teachers told Public Agenda that they had seriously considered leaving their profession or knew a colleague who had left because of 'intolerable' student behavior. (Public Agenda)
- Having good manners boosts social skills, self-image and self-esteem. (Seventeen magazine)
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Good manners go hand in hand with leadership. No matter where you are, the playground or the boardroom, manners are a prerequisite to good leadership. We live in a world where what you know will only take you so far. Raw talent, experience and education are no longer enough. The rest of the way is paved with good manners.