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Mastering Civility: A Manifesto for the Workplace Hardcover – December 27, 2016
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"A must-read for every leader in their field." -- Daniel H. Pink, bestselling author of To Sell is Human
Incivility is silently chipping away at people, organizations, and our economy. Slights, insensitivities, and rude behaviors can cut deeply. Moreover, incivility hijacks focus. Even if people want to perform well, they can't. Customers too are less likely to buy from a company with an employee who is perceived as rude. Ultimately, incivility cuts the bottom line.
In Mastering Civility, Christine Porath shows how people can enhance their influence and effectiveness with civility. Combining scientific research with fascinating evidence from popular culture and fields such as neuroscience, medicine, and psychology, this book provides managers and employers with a much-needed wake-up call, while also reminding them of what they can do right now to improve the quality of their workplaces.
- Print length240 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherBalance
- Publication dateDecember 27, 2016
- Dimensions6 x 0.85 x 8.5 inches
- ISBN-101455568988
- ISBN-13978-1455568987
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Editorial Reviews
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"In her important new book, Christine Porath incisively explores the epidemic of incivility that has infected our workplaces and lives. But rather than simply decry the disease, Porath offers bright, brilliant suggestions for a cure. For anyone troubled by our current culture of coarseness-and that should be all of us-MASTERING CIVILITY is the right book at the right time. It is a must read for every leader in every field."―Daniel H. Pink, New York Times bestselling author of Drive and To Sell is Human
"Backed up with real science and compelling stories, MASTERING CIVILITY powerfully illuminates why the smallest behaviors have the biggest effects on relationships, teams, and entire companies. Even better, Dr. Porath provides practical, proven steps to diagnosing yourself and your environment and a roadmap to building a better workplace, and a better you."―Laszlo Bock, Senior Vice President of People Operations at Google, and New York Times bestselling author of Work Rules!
"If you see rude people at work, this book is for you. Christine Porath shows that even just being near incivility is enough to shatter your focus and stifle your success, and offers practical insights for creating more humane organizations."―Adam Grant, New York Times bestselling author of Originals and Give and Take
"A brilliant, well-researched playbook on civility. Mastering these concepts is now far more essential in a networked world."―Tom Gardner, Founder/CEO of Motley Fool
"MASTERING CIVILITY is the most useful, well-written, and emotionally compelling business book I've read in years. I couldn't put it down. Porath blends uncommon commonsense, rigorous research, and terrible and wonderful stories to show what YOU can do to build and bolster a civilized and sane workplace."―Robert I Sutton, Stanford Professor and author of The No Asshole Rule
"Christine Porath makes a compelling case for mastering civility, and offers immediately actionable steps for infusing more of it into our work and lives."―Ed Lawler, Distinguished Professor at University of Southern California, and Director of the Center for Effective Organizations
"Research-based, filled with practical suggestions, summaries, and checklists, MASTERING CIVILITY offers the promise of reducing the enormous toll on both people and performance from bad behavior at work. Porath is passionate about creating more humane work environments, and has produced a profoundly insightful manifesto for doing so."―Jeffrey Pfeffer, Thomas D. Dee II Professor of Organizational Behavior at the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University and author of 14 books on power, leadership, and human resource management
"This book will arm readers with the tools they need to move from defeat to empowerment and prompt change in the workplace."―Publisher's Weekly
About the Author
Product details
- Publisher : Balance
- Publication date : December 27, 2016
- Language : English
- Print length : 240 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1455568988
- ISBN-13 : 978-1455568987
- Item Weight : 12.2 ounces
- Dimensions : 6 x 0.85 x 8.5 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #643,632 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
About the author

Christine Porath is an Associate Professor at the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University. She is also a consultant working with leading organizations to help them create a thriving workplace.
Her speaking and consulting clients include Google, United Nations, International Monetary Fund, Genentech, Department of Labor, Department of the Treasury, Department of Justice, and National Security Agency.
Christine is a frequent contributor to the Harvard Business Review and Psychology Today, and has written articles for New York Times (Sunday Review), Wall Street Journal, McKinsey Quarterly, and Washington Post.
She frequently delivers conference talks. She has taught in various Executive programs at Harvard, Georgetown, USC, and ESADE. Prior to her position at Georgetown, she was a faculty member at Marshall School of Business at University of Southern California.
Porath is author Mastering Civility: A Manifesto for the Workplace and co-author of The Cost of Bad Behavior. Christine’s work has been featured worldwide in over 1500 television, radio and print outlets.
Before getting her Ph.D., she worked for International Management Group (IMG), a leading sports management and marketing firm. Porath received her Ph.D. from Kenan-Flagler Business School at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She earned her bachelor’s degree in economics from College of the Holy Cross where she was a member of Phi Beta Kappa as well as the women’s basketball and soccer teams.
For more information and resources, see: http://www.christineporath.com/

























