title: Do It Right! The New Book of Business Etiquette
author:  Valerie Sokolosky 
description: I am a compulsive list person. I am also compulsive about advising anyone who will listen to not be afraid of dismissing standard rules, policies, and procedures when your heart, head, and common sense tell you that to do so, you will be doing The Right Thing. Thus, because she uses her heart, head, and common sense while compiling the best lists I ve ever seen published, I LUV Valerie Sokolosky s book, Do It Right! --Colleen Barrett - President Emeritus, Southwest Airlines Co.<br /><br />A book like Do It Right! makes a reader stop to reflect. It's clearly written and easy-to-read. It's a book with its heart in the right place, telling us what to do, and doing it right! --Letitia Baldridge - Social Security to the White House, Chief of Staff for Jacqueline Kennedy and author of many business etiquette books.<br /><br />This is a great book if you want to improve your professional presence. It is an easy read with numerous helpful tips. --Bradley Struck
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  # The Book of Business Etiquette
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ### Nella Henney
  
  
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  * [ACKNOWLEDGMENT.](bizet_split_2.html#1_0_2)
  
  
  
  
  
  * [PART I](bizet_split_2.html#1_1)
  
  
    * [I. THE AMERICAN BUSINESS MAN](bizet_split_3.html#1_1_1)
  
  
  * [II. THE VALUE OF COURTESY](bizet_split_4.html#1_1_2)
  
  
  * [III. PUTTING COURTESY INTO BUSINESS](bizet_split_5.html#1_1_3)
  
  
  * [IV. PERSONALITY](bizet_split_6.html#1_1_4)
  
  
  * [V. TABLE MANNERS](bizet_split_7.html#1_1_5)
  
  
  * [VI. TELEPHONES AND FRONT DOORS](bizet_split_8.html#1_1_6)
  
  
  * [VII. TRAVELING AND SELLING](bizet_split_9.html#1_1_7)
  
  
  * [VIII. THE BUSINESS OF WRITING](bizet_split_10.html#1_1_8)
  
  
  * [IX. MORALS AND MANNERS](bizet_split_11.html#1_1_9)
  
  
  * [PART II](bizet_split_11.html#1_2)
  
  
    * [X. “BIG BUSINESS”](bizet_split_12.html#1_2_1)
  
  
  * [XI. IN A DEPARTMENT STORE](bizet_split_13.html#1_2_2)
  
  
  * [XII. A WHILE WITH A TRAVELING MAN](bizet_spl