My real world experience involves owning my own business, retail manager and flight attendant. While owning my own business I learned used negotiation skills in contracts, work hours, product pricing, product placement and marketing opportunities. Furthermore, I applied accounting …show more content…
2007). Business etiquette is achieved through actions such as: knowing when to limit casual name reference, meeting and greeting people by their titles and/ or pertaining qualities, dinning etiquette, knowing when and how to challenge a dominant position, owning up to errors and reporting them as honestly as possible (Headley, C. 2007). For example, if I were to address my boss I would make sure to address them in a professional manner by not using terms such as “dude” or “hey you”, “honey” or “sweetheart”. I would instead chose a first name and if the company culture dictates, I would use sir or miss. In addition, when using introductions I would use a phrase like “Jane, let me introduce you to Richard Jones, he is in charge of the IT department”. Furthermore, dining etiquette would require that I not tell vulgar stories during dinner. Doing so would create an unprofessional image and demonstrate poor social skills. Next, knowing when and how to challenge a dominant position is important because sometime the dominant position is not correct. Speaking out could save resources and in some cases save lives. Finally, it is important to take responsibility when errors occur and reporting them as accurately as possible. Doing this will help a company target the issue and improve the situation as quickly as