The Truth about Scandal: The Everyday Guide to Navigating Business Crises

Once upon a time, business etiquette was important in advancing one's career. Colleagues were expected to speak eloquently, wait their turn, and offer genuine compliments. Today's workplace feels more like a battle being waged, full of nasty communication antics and underhanded scheming. If you're disheartened by all the on-the-job negativity you face every day, you're not alone.

Even the most tactful communicators can get their feathers ruffled by ruthless, relentless attacks. But there is hope. In fact, the saving-grace strategies Melissa DeLay shares in The Truth About Scandal are ones you definitely need to know.

Through stories of corporate intrigue, you'll learn of challenges so great they threaten to destroy entire companies, ruin personal reputations, and expose remiss leaders. Along with simple steps to avoid these pitfalls, you ll also gain valuable insight into how to strengthen your reputation and get better results than you ever thought possible.

Author Melissa DeLay is founder and principal owner of TruPerception, an award-winning provider of strategic communications counsel, professional and leadership development, change management implementation and other human capital solutions. She specializes in good ways to deliver bad news and shows you how to master the art of making positive perceptions, so you can close more deals, increase loyalty, and communicate with confidence . . . even in the most difficult situations.

To learn more, visit truperception.com