This week is National Etiquette Week. Below is an article that provides the history of etiquette and protocol, written by Dorothea Johnson, Founder of the Protocol School of Washington.
ETIQUETTE AND PROTOCOL Past and Present
When it comes to protocol, those who matter don’t mind, and those who mind, don’t matter. — Bernard Baruch
Etiquette used [...]
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Etiquette & Protocol History
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Ten Tips to Outclass the Competition
This week’s blog will focus on 10 business etiquette tips. Put these tips into action and they’ll get you where you want to go faster than a speeding Porsche.
If someone doesn’t want to do business with you because he or she doesn’t like your attitude or your habits, you’ll never be told that’s the [...]
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Handshaking Internationally
Enhance your international perspective by following these hints and tips:
A world-class competitor is aware and at ease in any arena.
In the U.S. business arena, it doesn’t matter who offers a hand first. The person who extends a hand first has an advantage. That person is establishing control, taking the initiative, and being direct…all pluses in [...]
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