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title: Workplace Etiquette
description: Workplace etiquette covers the unwritten rules of professional behavior, communication, and interaction in an office environment. You will understand how to navigate professional relationships, communicate respectfully across different channels, and maintain a collaborative and respectful workspace.
category: personal-development
subcategory: life-skills
difficulty: beginner, intermediate, advanced
url: /subject/workplace-etiquette
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# Workplace Etiquette

Workplace etiquette covers the unwritten rules of professional behavior, communication, and interaction in an office environment. You will understand how to navigate professional relationships, communicate respectfully across different channels, and maintain a collaborative and respectful workspace.

## Available Resources

2 Books • 1 Courses • 3 Websites

## Courses

### 1. Business Etiquette: Phone, Email, and Text

Master workplace etiquette! Learn phone, email, and text best practices for professional communication. Taught by Jeff Ansell.

**Difficulty:** Beginner | **Price:** Paid

**Link:** https://www.linkedin.com/learning/business-etiquette-phone-email-and-text

**Tags:** business-etiquette, email-etiquette, phone-etiquette, professional-communication

## Websites

### 1. Ask a Manager

Long-running advice column by Alison Green answering reader-submitted questions on job applications, cover letters, interviews, salary negotiation, and workplace conflict. Readers see how hiring managers actually evaluate candidates and get scripts for difficult conversations with employers.

**Difficulty:** Beginner | **Price:** Free

**Link:** https://www.askamanager.org/

**Tags:** job-search, cover-letters, job-interviews, salary-negotiation, workplace-advice

### 2. emilypost.com

EmilyPost.com is a trusted etiquette resource offering modern manners guidance for social, dining, and professional settings. It provides practical tips, how-to guides, and articles on workplace etiquette, communication, dress, hosting, and other everyday manners.

**Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Free

**Link:** https://emilypost.com

**Tags:** websites, personal-development, life-skills

### 3. mindtools.com

Mind Tools offers practical business and management resources—articles, templates, checklists, and self-assessments—covering business communication, leadership, teamwork, meetings, and professional writing.

**Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Free

**Link:** https://mindtools.com

**Tags:** websites, business-entrepreneurship, business-fundamentals

## Books

### 1. Business Etiquette for Dummies

**Author:** Sue Fox, Perrin Cunningham

Practical reference by Sue Fox and Perrin Cunningham on workplace conduct: introductions, meetings, business meals, dress, email and phone manners, travel and dealing with international colleagues. Readers learn the conventions expected in professional settings and how to handle awkward situations.

**Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Paid

**Link:** https://www.amazon.com/dp/0764552821?tag=edmonddante07-20

**Tags:** books, personal-development, life-skills

### 2. Modern Manners

**Author:** Dorothea Johnson, Liv Tyler

Etiquette guide by Dorothea Johnson, founder of The Protocol School of Washington, and her granddaughter Liv Tyler, covering introductions, conversation, dining, dress and digital communication. Readers learn concise, current conventions for handling social and professional situations with confidence.

**Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Paid

**Link:** https://www.amazon.com/dp/0770434088?tag=edmonddante07-20

**Tags:** books, personal-development, life-skills

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