To succeed in the workplace, you need more than just hard work. More than often you need good communication skills as well as great workplace etiquette. As professional we should know that before coming to work, that you should leave your informal self at the door or at home. In the office you are an employee, manager or upper level management, someone who has to go about his/her workday as a professional. There are ways to talk to your superiors, to your peers and subordinates.