Comments on: hey – a brief guide to office etiquette http://www.authentic-alternatives.com/blog/management/hey-a-brief-guide-to-office-etiquette/ Helping You Build Your Sustainable Small Business Tue, 23 Nov 2010 15:21:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Administrator http://www.authentic-alternatives.com/blog/management/hey-a-brief-guide-to-office-etiquette/comment-page-1/#comment-1141 Administrator Wed, 21 Jul 2010 11:36:15 +0000 http://www.authentic-alternatives.com/blog/?p=143#comment-1141 Hi Mike! I googled business etiquette classes and there were over 3 million results and some interesting looking offerings on the first page, so I think there is quite a bit of awareness and interest in the subject! Best of luck, Anne Hi Mike! I googled business etiquette classes and there were over 3 million results and some interesting looking offerings on the first page, so I think there is quite a bit of awareness and interest in the subject!
Best of luck,
Anne

]]> By: Mike http://www.authentic-alternatives.com/blog/management/hey-a-brief-guide-to-office-etiquette/comment-page-1/#comment-1140 Mike Tue, 20 Jul 2010 23:23:38 +0000 http://www.authentic-alternatives.com/blog/?p=143#comment-1140 Hello, Anne! Thanks for posting Mike's story. I appreciate the comments the others have posted. I'm going to contact the professor at the local university from which I find interns to see if their curriculum includes a course on proper business etiquette. I doubt it... Hello, Anne!

Thanks for posting Mike’s story. I appreciate the comments the others have posted. I’m going to contact the professor at the local university from which I find interns to see if their curriculum includes a course on proper business etiquette. I doubt it…

]]> By: Administrator http://www.authentic-alternatives.com/blog/management/hey-a-brief-guide-to-office-etiquette/comment-page-1/#comment-1139 Administrator Tue, 20 Jul 2010 20:00:52 +0000 http://www.authentic-alternatives.com/blog/?p=143#comment-1139 Thanks, Nancy and Kay, for your comments. There sure are generational differences, as well as differences stemming from how we were raised and where, cultural, gender, racial, etc. Not easy for business owners - or anyone - to navigate! Anne Thanks, Nancy and Kay, for your comments. There sure are generational differences, as well as differences stemming from how we were raised and where, cultural, gender, racial, etc. Not easy for business owners – or anyone – to navigate!
Anne

]]> By: Kay Presto http://www.authentic-alternatives.com/blog/management/hey-a-brief-guide-to-office-etiquette/comment-page-1/#comment-1138 Kay Presto Tue, 20 Jul 2010 19:46:44 +0000 http://www.authentic-alternatives.com/blog/?p=143#comment-1138 P.S. Pardon my typo in my earlier message. The word is T-shirts. Again, warm regards, Kay Presto Presto Productions P.S. Pardon my typo in my earlier message. The word is T-shirts.

Again, warm regards,
Kay Presto
Presto Productions

]]> By: Kay Presto http://www.authentic-alternatives.com/blog/management/hey-a-brief-guide-to-office-etiquette/comment-page-1/#comment-1137 Kay Presto Tue, 20 Jul 2010 19:43:09 +0000 http://www.authentic-alternatives.com/blog/?p=143#comment-1137 Yes, Anne, This is a valuable lesson for all...In these days of texting, e-mail, etc., common courtesy is still the rule. I have found that over the years not only communications, but forms of dress for work, even if you are an intern, have slid badly. Casual Friday did not help business at all. When I walked into my bank and was approached by a teller wearing a %-shirt, ragged-edge shorts, and flip-flops, I was tempted to move my money elsewhere. Fortunately, a new bank took over, and now they were shirts, ties, and nice blouses and skirts again. Getting back to the lack of courtesy, why is this not being taught in the schools? I know the teachers are overwhelmed just getting their students to learn English, but can't we have a special class, on the side, offered to the students? Or where are the parents? And for the woman who was older, yes, more formality was preferred when she began, but I too have found that it is nice to ask one's name, and comment on their family, or another tidbit, to make them feel important and respected while dealing with them...So glad her boss approached it with her, as good workers like her are hard to find... Thanks for this important message. We can all profit from it... Warm regards, Kay Presto Presto Productions Yes, Anne, This is a valuable lesson for all…In these days of texting, e-mail, etc., common courtesy is still the rule. I have found that over the years not only communications, but forms of dress for work, even if you are an intern, have slid badly. Casual Friday did not help business at all. When I walked into my bank and was approached by a teller wearing a %-shirt, ragged-edge shorts, and flip-flops, I was tempted to move my money elsewhere. Fortunately, a new bank took over, and now they were shirts, ties, and nice blouses and skirts again. Getting back to the lack of courtesy, why is this not being taught in the schools? I know the teachers are overwhelmed just getting their students to learn English, but can’t we have a special class, on the side, offered to the students? Or where are the parents? And for the woman who was older, yes, more formality was preferred when she began, but I too have found that it is nice to ask one’s name, and comment on their family, or another tidbit, to make them feel important and respected while dealing with them…So glad her boss approached it with her, as good workers like her are hard to find…

Thanks for this important message. We can all profit from it…

Warm regards,
Kay Presto
Presto Productions

]]> By: Nancy Tilton Hand http://www.authentic-alternatives.com/blog/management/hey-a-brief-guide-to-office-etiquette/comment-page-1/#comment-1136 Nancy Tilton Hand Tue, 20 Jul 2010 16:14:26 +0000 http://www.authentic-alternatives.com/blog/?p=143#comment-1136 Hi Anne, Thanks for the post! Lately I've been learning more and more about communicating/negotiating with "20 somethings" or "Gen Y" and it is very different from the traditional models of communication and negotiation. Communication gets even trickier when generations are blended in an office setting - think Gen Y and Baby Boomers working on a project together - and trickier still if Gen Y has more education and/or higher position than the Boomer... This is definitely an area we all need to pay attention to because great communication is so important for running a business smoothly! The great thing about this is that it's not a hidden issue - it's out there in the open and should be pretty easy to deal with once we put our minds to it. Cheers! Nancy Hi Anne,

Thanks for the post!

Lately I’ve been learning more and more about communicating/negotiating with “20 somethings” or “Gen Y” and it is very different from the traditional models of communication and negotiation.

Communication gets even trickier when generations are blended in an office setting – think Gen Y and Baby Boomers working on a project together – and trickier still if Gen Y has more education and/or higher position than the Boomer…

This is definitely an area we all need to pay attention to because great communication is so important for running a business smoothly! The great thing about this is that it’s not a hidden issue – it’s out there in the open and should be pretty easy to deal with once we put our minds to it.

Cheers!
Nancy

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