Socially Smart in 60 Seconds Quotes

“AT THE OFFICE “Coworkers who talk too loudly in the office.” “Employees who goof-off and engage in extended personal conversations.” “A manager who implements a new policy for everybody when there is only one offender of the existing policy whom he is too chicken to confront.” “People who bark orders, make demands, and treat everybody as their servants—and forget to say ‘please’ or ‘thank you.’ ” So-called professionals who tend to overeat at company-sponsored buffet luncheons/dinners or people who ask the waiter to bring them an extra serving of a dish at a banquet. Why don’t they eat what’s offered and pig out in the privacy of their homes?” “A person who brags about…anything.” “Managers who reprimand subordinates publicly.” “Being put on a speaker phone without”
― Deborah Smith Pegues, Socially Smart in 60 Seconds: Etiquette Do's and Don'ts for Personal and Professional Success

“Don’t be a boss basher. One day you may be the boss. Don’t be a company basher. If the company is so bad, why”
― Deborah Smith Pegues, Socially Smart in 60 Seconds: Etiquette Do's and Don'ts for Personal and Professional Success

“You never know how a person you meet will impact your destiny. Reach out with an intent to serve, and see where that will take you.”
― Deborah Smith Pegues, Socially Smart in 60 Seconds: Etiquette Do's and Don'ts for Personal and Professional Success

“Be a peacemaker in every situation. Resist partiality or respect of persons.”
― Deborah Smith Pegues, Socially Smart in 60 Seconds: Etiquette Do's and Don'ts for Personal and Professional Success

“Be humble. Don’t brag about your position, possessions, people you know, or places you’ve traveled. Humility tops the chart as the most admired character trait. Pride and arrogance are the most detestable.”
― Deborah Smith Pegues, Socially Smart in 60 Seconds: Etiquette Do's and Don'ts for Personal and Professional Success