The Business Buffet: 15 Career Must-Haves They Never Teach—But Still Expect You to Know

Nobody teaches you the skills that actually matter at work. The ones that separate good professionals from great leaders aren’t taught in business school, in the boardroom, or during onboarding—but they’re still expected.

The Business Buffet teaches you how to communicate—with yourself, your team, and the wider world around you. Drawing on two decades of global leadership experience, Matthew Tedesco distills 15 communication and leadership essentials into chapters packed with practical lessons you can use immediately.

From mastering self-talk and psychological safety to strategic storytelling and workplace diplomacy, each chapter blends research-backed insights, practical exercises, and real-world applications. Whether you’re navigating office politics, building your brand, or leading through crisis, these aren’t theories—they’re strategies that deliver.

This isn’t another collection of productivity hacks or leadership platitudes. It’s a systematic guide to the human skills technology can’t automate—the ones that determine whether you get heard, trusted, and remembered. Delivered with clarity, humanity, and just enough humor to keep you turning pages.

What you’ll learn:

How gratitude and mindfulness create measurable performance improvementsWhy the “Power of Three” makes your ideas impossible to ignoreHow to build influence without authority and turn conflicts into collaborationThe neuroscience behind effective storytelling and memorable presentationsPractical frameworks for energy management, sponsorship, and authentic leadership