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‘Power Doesn’t Come from a Title’

Success

We always report on how we are meeting our vision. For example, SAP has an annual holiday party at its North America headquarters, and everyone in the company attends in formal attire. Bill McDermott’s keys to success McDermott’s communiqués went beyond business developments. “We I wouldn’t miss it,” he says.

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5 Ways to Thrill Your Customers (Because a Thank You Email Just Doesn’t Cut It Anymore)

Success

In face-to-face situations, it’s best to wear professional attire and work on projecting good posture , a positive attitude , friendly eye contact, a firm handshake, a smile and a look of confidence. In its 2011 Oracle Customer Experience Impact Report , Harris Research found that 86 percent of U.S. times the impact of spoken ones.

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Answering Reader Mail: 7 Tips on Attire, Scheduling & Etiquette

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

I suggested it to the person organizing the event so I could help out and work it, but also to meet the direct reports of my CEO and the rest of the team at the headquarter office there. Now that I think about it, when I was interviewed by the other assistant, they were wearing athletic attire and I was wearing a suit!

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