Etiquette between colleagues

1. Study up on emotional intelligence

One of the most critical business etiquette skills involves behaving with emotional intelligence. It refers to one’s ability to put your own feelings aside and see things from the perspective of other people.
One study revealed that after emotional intelligence training, participants showed a significant increase in identifying emotions, as well as managing them. That means, people were able to better control their emotions in tense situations.
Think about it:
Managers and coworkers who scream and berate others when under pressure create a hostile work environment. Conversely, keeping a cool head when facing business challenges, trying to meet tough deadlines or dealing with difficult customers leads to success.

2. Dress for your role

In many professions, workplace attire has grown more casual, but that doesn’t necessarily mean rocking flip-flops from the dollar store to work is a good idea.
Remember that you only have one chance to leave a good first impression. So, unless you want to always be remembered as that girl or dude in sweatpants and cheap flip-flops, wear something more sophisticated.
A good business etiquette requires that you put some extra thought into your work outfit — that way, you’ll be showing your employees and colleagues that you respect your position and care about the company’s image. And paying attention to your work outfit doesn’t mean wearing a suit and tie every day, but rather making sure your work clothing is accurate — clean, ironed, and appropriate to the work setting.

3. Be on time

Everyone experiences times when they get caught behind an accident on the freeway, but punctuality remains a matter of choice much of the time.
Keeping other people waiting because you could not get out of the home on time is plain rude and bad business etiquette. You basically say with your actions, “My time is more valuable than yours,” to those you keep waiting.
Plus, depending on your industry, arriving late may compromise your coworkers. For example, those working in shifts who constantly show up late force their colleagues to work overtime. Once or twice is understandable, but chronic tardiness will earn you resentment.