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Ethics & Etiquette in American Business
With Phyllis Davis
Times have changed. Now it's Your Turn. Oh, Wise Grasshopper…™ Ethics and Etiquette for the Rest of Us launches October 15, 2026, on Amazon and IngramSpark. This book is not about the fish fork. It’s not a finishing school to learn to impress people. This book teaches you the real rules for how to show up in business, treat people well, and succeed anyway, from an expert who has spent more than four decades teaching them. Besides, it’s a warm and humorous book that makes learning enjoyable and memorable. Somewhere between “mind your manners” and “read the room,” an entire generation stopped learning how to treat people. Not because they don’t care. Because nobody showed them how.
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Real-Life Guidance:
Oh, Wise Grasshopper…™ Ethics and Etiquette for the Rest of Us is a professional development brand by ethics expert Phyllis Davis that provides modern etiquette and business ethics resources. Through literature, corporate training, and a certification society, the brand helps professionals navigate workplace complexities and build character-driven reputations using practical, high-impact communication skills.
Practical Lessons:
The Wise Grasshopper represents all of us: curious, well-meaning, and trying to navigate unfamiliar situations while earning respect without losing ourselves.
Skills That Last:
Whether you’re beginning your career, leading a team, or simply striving to become a better communicator, this book provides practical skills that help you succeed in every room you enter.
Meet Phyllis Davis
Phyllis Davis has spent more than four decades teaching ethics and etiquette to executives and entrepreneurs. She has traveled three million air miles training and consulting with companies.
The author of three books about Ethics and Etiquette in American Business, Phyllis has trained thousands of professionals nationwide and certified trainers across the country and around the world.
Become a Certified Trainer in Phyllis Davis’ ethics and etiquette certification training: The Society of Uncommon Courtesy. Each year, Phyllis certifies a select group of professionals to teach ethics and etiquette in businesses, schools, associations, and other organizations. The certification is designed for people who want to bring practical, relevant, and ethical training to the environments they already serve.
Her mother was a WASP pilot who flew for her country in World War II; Phyllis learned early that courtesy is not weakness. It is strength with good posture. She lives in Hollywood, California, with her husband, Consultant and Strategic Advisor to CEOs and Corporate Boards, Colle Davis.
40+ Years Experience
3 Million Air Miles
Thousands of Professionals Trained
Author of Three Books