Gossip.  Such an unkind, hurtful, and generally untruthful thing. Consider the points below when listening to or being tempted to repeat gossip at work. You are part of a valuable, trusted, and hardworking team. Unkind gossip will hurt the effectiveness and closeness of your team. Gossip will erode the trust ...

Buffet service may be the choice of your host at your next business or social meal or reception. Buffets can be found in the most informal and the most elegant of venues. The rules are straightforward: You will have to stand in line and wait your turn. Think of this as an ...

Business cocktail receptions are about business. Follow the brief guidelines below and you will find yourself moving with confidence from one excellent business opportunity to the next at your next business event. Hold your drink or food in your left hand. Your right hand must be clean, dry and available ...

Stair, escalator, and moving walkway protocols are exactly the same. They never vary: Always stand to the right. Never stand to the left or in the middle. That’s it. Just move yourself over to the right and stay there. There are people behind you who may need to get somewhere ...

At some point in your career, one of your associates may be hospitalized. Most of us are uncomfortable around illness. You, or a representative from your organization, must visit your ill co-worker at the hospital. It’s your job to be pleasant and smile while visiting. Remember not to wear perfume ...

Elevator etiquette is mostly common sense. Socially, of course men always stay back to allow women and older citizens to enter and exit an elevator. Of course, men always take hats and caps off in an elevator. Now let’s look at this protocol on a busy, snowy, and generally stress-inducing mid-town ...

Follow the tips in this article and your business trip on a commercial airliner will go very smoothly! First and most important, remember to take your ticket/boarding pass, picture I.D. and passport, if required. You will be boarding by row or section, based on where you are sitting. This is where ...

Doors How you behave in front of your senior executives and potential clients can make or break your next promotion! So, who goes through the doorway first? Today, business is gender blind. This absolutely holds true in business when discussing who goes through a door first. You will always hold ...

Lucky you! You are going to be picked up by a beautiful, chauffeured limousine! If you’ve not traveled this way before, you’ll need to know a few new things. If you are a guest, and the company, hotel, or your host, sends a limousine for you, the limousine is referred ...

The Corporate Jet – An excellent new experience Lucky you! You’ve been invited to travel on your organization’s corporate jet. Dress professionally; think of this trip as an important business day. Arrive early. If everyone is there, the pilot may be able to take off sooner. You don’t want to ...