Excellence in Business Communication, 13th Edition
Chapter 3. Collaboration and Business Etiquette
"In Alec Ross’s new book, The Industries of the Future, he takes a deep dive into the specific fields he believes will shape our economic future, including robotics and the codification of just about everything.
"Find out how OCF [Operating Cash Flow] can be used to value a company based on their ability to generate cash from operation.
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"Wharton's Mary-Hunter McDonnell discusses her research on social activism and corporate political clout.
"A team of neuroscientists have built the most intricate map yet for how the human brain processes language.
"We've talked before about how video resumes can be a great way to stand out in your job search, especially when it's a job you really want," writes Erin Greenawald (photo, left).
"Internal communication has a lot in common with healthy living.
"People need to be inspired, and they will only feel inspired if their leader is positively disposed — and joyful.
"I am not a medical expert, but I know communication plays a major role in the overall well-being of both the team and the organization.
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"Changing a habit is HARD.
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"Those who succeed in their careers are those who are willing to apply a critical eye to themselves.
"Everyone is enjoying the food and conversation when someone decides to take out his phone — not for an urgent call, but to check email, Instagram, and Facebook.
"You don't have to be born with the power of persuasion.
"The strength of cyberspace is in its numbers.
"Manners matter," begins Kathleen Elkins (photo, left) in a piece at BusinessInsider.
"The Happiness Equation author and 1000 Awesome Things creator Neil Pasricha [photo, left] came by to talk about criticism.
"To help employees understand how office etiquette varies, UK office-supplier Viking reached out to 18 of their international employees who have worked in countries that range from Germany to the US.
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"As it turns out, some recent scientific research suggests that it is possible to draw inferences about someone's personality based on his relationship to his phone.
"Tim Urban knows that procrastination doesn't make sense, but he's never been able to shake his habit of waiting until the last minute to get things done.