If you want to be politically-correct when dealing with office politics, you may be better served by checking out one of these books. All the books below can be checked out from the Springfield-Greene County Library. Contact your nearest branch for availability, or click on the title below. Being good at what you do is not enough. No matter what product you make or which services you render, work requires getting along with other people.
Professional presence is a matter of individual style and comportment.
You'll probably feel more comfortable with some of these suggestions than others, but you'll almost certainly find some of these ideas that you can adapt or adopt without compromising your own authenticity. Conflict is easy and cooperation is difficult, says Albert Bernstein, a clinical psychologist who has worked with a wide variety of corporations and nonprofit organizations for many years. When people at work do things we don't understand or agree with, we call them Neanderthals or some other pet name. What You Can Do About Them , 650.1 B , tells how to change direction, overcome the prejudices that make real communication impossible and take the evolutionary leap into a more enlightened and productive work environment. Designed to benefit everyone from the CEO down through the entry-level employee, author Marilyn Wheeler, a lecturer on business management techniques, helps you recognize your own style, understand where problem people are coming from and take control of the scenario.