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Summary: One of the best guides to business etiquette on the market.
Review: Ann Marie Sabath has a way of getting directly to the point, making this book an excellent reference for anyone wondering about the rules of etiquette in the workplace. Her book deals with the issues that most executives need to know. At a time when informality and familiarity seem to rule, Sabath's book clarifies what is appropriate for the reader's success both personally and professionally. If anyone wants to know how to "climb the slippery ladder of success", as Sabath says, just let them read this book.
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Summary: One of the best guides to business etiquette on the market.
Review: Ann Marie Sabath has a way of getting directly to the point, making this book an excellent reference for anyone wondering about the rules of etiquette in the workplace. Her book deals with the issues that most executives need to know. At a time when informality and familiarity seem to rule, Sabath's book clarifies what is appropriate for the reader's success both personally and professionally. If anyone wants to know how to "climb the slippery ladder of success", as Sabath says, just let them read this book.
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Summary: Nothing New
Review: I didn't find this book terribly useful. Most of the concepts presented in the book were common sense and did not specifically apply to business. The book centered around typical social etiquette (which certainly applies in the business world), but did not provide much business-specific guidance. I found that most of the concepts were covered in general etiquette publications. I was also disappointed to find that the book did not provide specific solutions for breaches in business etiquette. I guess I was looking for some nice catch-phrases and replies for the business user. I do think the book was simple to read, and might be a good book for newcomers to American business etiquette.
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Summary: Nothing New
Review: I didn't find this book terribly useful. Most of the concepts presented in the book were common sense and did not specifically apply to business. The book centered around typical social etiquette (which certainly applies in the business world), but did not provide much business-specific guidance. I found that most of the concepts were covered in general etiquette publications. I was also disappointed to find that the book did not provide specific solutions for breaches in business etiquette. I guess I was looking for some nice catch-phrases and replies for the business user. I do think the book was simple to read, and might be a good book for newcomers to American business etiquette.
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Summary: Excellent guide through the world of business do's & don'ts.
Review: I read the excerpt of this book in an MBA career magazine recently and I have to say it's ridiculous. I am born and raised in Hong Kong and have worked in an investment bank there, so you bet I know a thing or two about the Chinese culture. Look at what the author's advice is for doing business in Hong Kong: 1)"Acknowledge the most senior person first by bowing. Always bow lower than a person who outranks you, and raise yourself only after the other person has done so..." -- Pretty conplex set of rules, eh? Wonder if they're true? The truth is, we don't bow at all!! 2)'Touching and patting are considered taboo' -- never heard of it. 3)'Men should avoid crossing their legs while sitting' -- Not true. Never heard of it. 4)'Avoid giving a clock. The noise it makes signifies death.'-- Imaginative. Actually, it's true, but for the wrong reason. It's not the noise it makes, but the pronunciation of 'give clock' in Chinese sounds like a Chinese custom that is related to death. This shows how much an 'expert' the author is. 5)Now this is the best one: "You will not be offered a napkin. It is appropriate to blot your mouth on the tablecloth." -- First you WILL be offered a napkin. And if you follow the author's advice and blot your mouth on the tablecloth, you will receive the same look from everyone at the table as you would if you do it in the western world. My impression is that the book plays a lot of little tricks with Chinese customs the same way Hollywood directors do, which is far from the truth. (my comments only refer to the part on doing business in Hong Kong; perhaps the author does a fine job in other chapters. I don't know)
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Summary: The author should stick to 'American' business etiqutte.
Review: This is an easy to read booklet; I read it while waiting at the airport in Madrid to catch my flight back to the USA. Ann Marie Sabath, like many of us Americans, knows what is right and wrong in our country 'etiquettely speaking;' however, she is presumptuous when she gives 'international' business etiquette advice. I agree with the reviewer, who was born and raised in Hong Kong, who says that Ms. Sabath is giving etiquette advice about the Chinese without the proper knowledge of the culture. For a person to really know the etiquette of a country, he should have been born in that country and/or have lived in it for a number of years. Being born in a country AND living in it, however, is the best way to know 'the customs and etiquette' of a particular country. Ms. Sabath should stick with 'American' business etiquette.
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Summary: The author should stick to 'American' business etiqutte.
Review: This is an easy to read booklet; I read it while waiting at the airport in Madrid to catch my flight back to the USA. Ann Marie Sabath, like many of us Americans, knows what is right and wrong in our country 'etiquettely speaking;' however, she is presumptuous when she gives 'international' business etiquette advice. I agree with the reviewer, who was born and raised in Hong Kong, who says that Ms. Sabath is giving etiquette advice about the Chinese without the proper knowledge of the culture. For a person to really know the etiquette of a country, he should have been born in that country and/or have lived in it for a number of years. Being born in a country AND living in it, however, is the best way to know 'the customs and etiquette' of a particular country. Ms. Sabath should stick with 'American' business etiquette.
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