Everything comes with an RSVP now-a-days. BBQ invitations, weddings, work events, Facebook everything. While it's easy to blame Facebook for the decline in RSVP responses/RSVP apathy, the practice of ignoring invitations is detrimental and can cost you with your co-workers. From Wikipedia: according to the writings of Emily Post anyone receiving an invitation with an … Continue reading Répondez S’il Vous Plaît apathy
Social graces are worth learning
Everyone has that one friend who is comfortable in all situations and never makes anyone cringe with his comments or actions. The rest of us aren't so graceful. (Full disclosure: I am not that friend. Sometimes, I don't filter well, but I'm working on that.) According to Wikipedia, Social graces are "skills used to … Continue reading Social graces are worth learning
STOP with the cutesy e-mail handles!
I didn't think I would need to write about this, I thought by 2010 enough college recruiters and career advisors would have reiterated the need for professional e-mail address. Sadly, I was wrong. Nothing screams unprofessional like an e-mail address of hottgurrrl69@e-mail .com or studmanly@email.com. This website has examples and reasons why those … Continue reading STOP with the cutesy e-mail handles!
Watch Your Body Language
What does your body language tell your co-workers? Your boss? Your clients? Even if you say the perfect words in the perfect tone, if you arms are crossed across your chest and your eyes are narrowed all that perfection will be lost and the takeaway from the conversation could be one of defiance. … Continue reading Watch Your Body Language
Phone Conversations ARE Distracting
In the office world, it isn't unusual to overhear conversations. Often even with a closed office door, sound travels and can be distracting. A new study published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, discovered that hearing just one side of a conversation is much more distracting than hearing … Continue reading Phone Conversations ARE Distracting