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What To Do (And What Not To Do) At Your Office Holiday Party

Success

It’s not just Santa who’s watching… Not to scrooge all over your fun workplace event, but it’s helpful to have a strategy and a mindset on how the holiday party might relate to your position. So aim for somewhere in between, says Jenny Dreizen, an etiquette expert and co-founder of Fresh Starts Registry in Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Proper Business Dining Etiquette

The Office Professionals Place

Thursday, June 17, 2010 Proper Business Dining Etiquette I have been to lunches and dinners where people inadvertently take the wrong glass, use the wrong utensil with the meal, or display improper dining etiquette, such as starting to eat before everyone is served or talking with their mouth full. Lets grow together!

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Zoe Ellis Moore Founder of Spaces to Places | Navigating the Changing Needs of Today’s Professionals: Trends in the Flexible Workspace Industry

Allwork

These things need to be standard but we’re seeing a greater spectrum that this flight to quality where it’s rich amenities you might have food and beverage offering and restaurants, very much conferencing facilities there as well, the end of your journey. Who’s going to pay?

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The Perfect Gift for Everyone in Your Office

Office Dynamics

The question is, how do you find something personal, but still workplace appropriate, for each individual employee? You’ve seen the looks on your employees’ faces when they all open the exact same pencil set or company tote bag and you don’t want to repeat that ever again. For the Foodie. For the Beer Drinker.

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When Using Your Cell Phone can be Bad Manners

Laughing all the Way to Work

Our technology is moving ahead full speed, but it seems our etiquette is lagging behind. Every time we turn around there's another article on etiquette. Why does all our good etiquette sense go out the window just because we are a cell phone? But what about in the workplace or on public transit? Do we need it?

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On the Job by Anita Bruzzese: My 5 New Rules for Cellphone Use

On The Job

Especially in the workplace. I think this would a great forum to lay down some electronic gadget rules for the workplace. Labels: cellphone etiquette , texting while driving , workplace manners posted by Anita at 7:43 AM 13 Comments: Jacqui Barrett-Poindexter, MRW said. I didnt get lost that much when I was 5-years-old.

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Warning! Warning! Incoming text message.

Laughing all the Way to Work

Here is some common-sense etiquette: Screen your calls: Subscribe to call display. However, I think our etiquette hasnt caught up with the technology. Other times we will be talking and I notice his eyes moving to his BlackBerry and I will see he is no longer paying attention to me, but reading emails instead. 23, 1 p.m. (for