Business Etiquette

Chapter 5

Cubicle Protocol and Time Management: Functioning Well in the Office

“As a man is, so he sees.”

—William Blake

What do we see when we show up at work each day? A collection of deadlines? A pile of memos on a desk? A series of commitments in frantic pursuit of a finite number of hours? Or perhaps—just perhaps—the opportunity to interact harmoniously with those people with whom we share the workplace?

In the hectic world in which we live, we must manage both our relationships with co-workers and our own time if we are going to keep our interactions harmonious and our work flowing smoothly. In this chapter, you’ll get some essential advice on co-existing with those people who have such a huge potential impact on your quality of life, those ...