Flip-Flops and Microwaved Fish

Outline

Flip-Flops and Microwaved Fish (2020) is a practical guide to the unwritten rules of workplace culture, from how to dress and behave in the office to how to communicate with managers and colleagues. The title refers to two common office mistakes: wearing flip-flops to work and reheating fish in the shared microwave. Peter Yawitz offers clear advice for making a good impression, building relationships, and advancing in one’s career.

• Every workplace has unwritten rules, and learning them early helps you avoid mistakes that can quietly limit your career.
• How you dress and behave in the office shapes the impression colleagues and managers form of you.
• Small habits in shared spaces, like reheating fish in the common microwave, can affect how others see you.
• Communicating well with managers and colleagues is a skill you can learn and practise.
• Good first impressions and strong working relationships are practical steps toward advancing in your career.

Peter Yawitz is an American communications coach who has spent decades helping professionals and organisations improve their workplace communication and presentation skills.