Your Business Etiquette IQ: Are You Hireable? Referable? Promotable?
I recently received a newsletter from my friend and colleague Mark LeBlanc of Small Business Success. The title “Are You Referable” immediately caught my eye. Mark began his article by telling about...
View ArticleMobile Devices vs. Email Business Etiquette
Have mobile devices struck one more blow to email business etiquette? Do you know that smart phones and tablets make up more than half of all mobile devices and that 90 percent of those with these...
View ArticleHoliday Tipping- Who and How Much
Do you sometimes feel tipsy during the holidays? Most of us do, and not from all the holiday parties—it’s from all the holiday tipping. This is another seasonal tradition that seems to have taken on...
View ArticleSo What If You Blow That First Impression?
Everyone knows, or thinks they know, that you never get a second chance to make a first impression. I don’t completely believe that. Many times you do get a second chance. You may have the opportunity...
View ArticleThe Top Twelve Business Etiquette Tips for Social Media
There is no doubt about it—social networking, or social media, is all the buzz. A report by Forrester’s Research indicates that 51% of online Americans have joined a social network. Another 73% are...
View ArticleA Christmas Message
May I take just a moment of your time to wish you a Merry Christmas and to say, ” May your longest list this Christmas be the one that counts your blessings.” Merry Christmas, Lydia
View ArticleAre You The Good House Guest Or The Nightmare In The House?
House guests come in all shapes and sizes, personalities of every type and with a variety of manners from the sublime to the ridiculous. They may be friends, relatives or business associates. They...
View ArticleYour Business Etiquette IQ: Are You Hireable? Referable? Promotable?
Have you ever wondered why you didn't get hired, have a low referred rate or been passed over for a promotion? The simple answer may lie in your "soft skills" or business etiquette. The post Your...
View ArticleMobile Devices vs. Email Business Etiquette
Our email business etiquette has suffered another blow with the proliferation of mobile devices. From smartphones to iPhones, androids to iPads, a vast number of people are overlooking the rules of...
View ArticleHoliday Tipping – Who and How Much
Do you sometimes feel tipsy during the holidays? Most of us do, and not from all the holiday parties—it’s from all the holiday tipping. This is another seasonal tradition that seems to have taken on...
View ArticleSo What If You Blow That First Impression?
Everyone knows, or thinks they know, that you never get a second chance to make a first impression. I don't completely believe that. Many times you do get a second chance. You may have the opportunity...
View ArticleThe Top Twelve Business Etiquette Tips for Social Media
There is no doubt about it—social networking, or social media, is all the buzz. A report by Forrester’s Research indicates that 51% of online Americans have joined a social network. Another 73% are...
View ArticleAre You The Good House Guest Or The Nightmare In The House?
House guests come in all shapes and sizes, personalities of every type and with a variety of manners from the sublime to the ridiculous. They may be friends, relatives or business associates. They...
View ArticleOffice Romance -Danger and Opportunity
It’s not exactly spring yet when a young man’s (or young woman’s) fancy turns to love, but it is the month of romance. There is Valentine’s Day. And bonus! This is also Leap Year when traditionally a...
View ArticleThe Etiquette of Cold and Flu Season
Tis the season to be jolly, but tis also the season for colds and flu. That makes it the season to practice the etiquette of cold and flu for your sake and that of others. While you are spreading joy...
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