Excellence in Business Communication, 13th Edition
Chapter 3. Collaboration and Business Etiquette
"You will, however, be judged by the quality of your writing.
"In meeting notes and minutes, you must state each action item, who is to complete it, and the deadline or due date.
"Executives tell me their teams make decisions all the time.
We are not the center of cyberspace.
"It’s called social undermining, and it may seem harmless enough, but it can take an emotional toll.
From Seth Godin.
"One of Amazon's largest fulfillment centers is in Phoenix, Arizona.
"Devil’s advocates tend to pop up just when a project is about to launch.
"Here are the top 10 network security challenges faced by small and midsize businesses (SMBs) in 2015 and tips to address them.
"In real life, most people are fairly law-abiding, either by disposition or because we're afraid of getting caught.
"The meeting seemed to go smoothly.
"Your boss told you to “think outside the box.
"Barbara Pachter provides advice on how to properly act in business and social settings in The Essentials of Business Etiquette: How to Greet, Eat, and Tweet Your Way to Success.
"Our parents warned us about it, but it’s hard to understand until you experience it first hand: as you get older, time seems to fly.
Excerpted from the book Netiquette by Virginia Shea.
"Google has spent the past two years studying more than 180 of its teams, to figure out the secret to success.
Kim Lachance Shandrow reports.
"To make sure productivity doesn’t slow after you walk out of the room, do two things after and in between meetings: Quickly send out clear and concise meeting notes and follow up on the commitments made.
According to Erica Dhawan (photo, left), "We need to rethink the way we approach meetings that promotes collaboration and facilitates a responsive and flexible environment.
"In order to have fewer, more purposeful meetings, we need a more robust vocabulary to describe them.
"When Patricia Fripp [photo, left] speaks, professional speakers and executives listen," says Henry DeVries, contributor at Forbes.
"Having a couple connections and an updated profile isn’t enough to make the most of LinkedIn.