Do It Right!: The New Book of Business Etiquette

We’ve all had them – those uncomfortable moments at business meetings, on the telephone, during a business lunch or in the middle of an interview. “What’s the right thing to do?” we wonder. “What’s socially or politically correct?” We are living in a time of etiquette ambiguity. What was once the behavioral norm has disappeared. Today we’re often forced to make it up as we go. Take these tips on business trips, to meetings, interviews and presentations.

About the Author

Valerie Sokolosky is a nationally recognized author and speaker on professionalism in the workplace. In addition to authoring seven books, Valerie is currently President of Valerie & Company, a certified, woman-owned leadership development firm based in Dallas, TX. During the past 25 years, her firm has received front-page Wall Street Journal press coverage, and she has been quoted as an expert in her field in The Washington Post and Glamour magazine, among others. She is Publisher for Women’s Enterprise national news magazine and was a monthly contributor for ten years in Southwest Airlines’ Spirit magazine.

Valerie has held several leadership positions where these business etiquette issues surface frequently. She served as Vice-Chairman of the Board of the prestigious organization Leadership America, as well as currently holding a board position on Executive Women of Dallas. She has been honored as Delta Zeta Woman of the Year, participated in M.I.T. President’s Forum, and is listed as Who’s Who of Women Executives.

Her firm provides keynotes, executive coaching and training (interpersonal skills, management development, professional image and business etiquette) to many Fortune 500 companies, including Verizon, Deloitte, AMD, American Airlines, Dell Computers, EDS, Microsoft, Shell Oil, Texaco, Neiman-Marcus, Motorola, United States Air Force Protocol Office, NASA, State Farm, Pfizer, ConAgra, McKesson, Federal Reserve Bank, Georgia Pacific, St. Joseph’s Hospital, Baylor Health Care, DuPont, KPMG, Mary Kay, SHRM, MPI, and Halliburton, among others.

Valerie is also the author of Monday Morning Leadership for Women, an Amazon.com best-seller about a manager and her mentor. It provides insights and wisdom on how to deal with leadership issues that are unique to women.