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‘Power Doesn’t Come from a Title’

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One cannot compete in a globalized economy without a total team effort ,” he says. For example, SAP has an annual holiday party at its North America headquarters, and everyone in the company attends in formal attire. Much of his focus is devoted to communication. The days of the autocratic command-and-control leader are over.

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

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These examples have one thing in common: From start to finish, these business people and their teams thrilled their customers. 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.

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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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