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Top 10 Etiquette Dos for a More Civilized City Experience

          Top 10 Etiquette Dos for a More Civilized City Experience                     “Fine manners need the support of fine manners in others.”                                                 

How to Be a Gentleman on Valentine’s Day

    How to Be a Gentleman on Valentine’s Day “I love an old school gentleman. Picking me up for dates, sending flowers, holding the door open. I love it all.” –Mollie King   Nothing is more attractive to others than a gentleman or gentlemanly behavior. And nothing is more flattering to a date than

White-Collar, Blue-Collar, or No-Collar: Soft Skills Required for Success

The workforce used to be divided into two simple categories: white-collar workers, workers who used their heads for professional jobs; and blue-collar workers, workers who used their hands for manual labor. The essential use of technology in every business today—from banking to manufacturing— has brought forth another category: the no-collar, or new-collar, category. IBM CEO

Proper, Polished, and Poised for the New Year

Proper, Polished, and Poised for the New Year: 10 Tips to Help You Perfect Your Personal Brand     1. Be open and confident. When it comes to making the first impression, body language, as well as appearance, speaks louder than words. Use your body language to project appropriate confidence and self-assurance. Stand tall, smile,

How to Shine at the Holiday Office Party

The Top Dos and Don’ts for the Holiday Office Party DOS:   Dress appropriately. For social business functions with your business associates, it is always better to play it safe and wear a conservative outfit that is not too revealing. Eat a small amount of food for energy before the event Make an entrance. When

The Art of the Holiday Dinner Party: How to Be a Savvy Host, and a Polished Guest

              The Art of the Holiday Dinner Party         How to Be a Savvy Host, and a Polished Guest The upcoming holidays are a time for celebration, and most of these celebrations include dining with friends, family and colleagues.  Whether you are hosting a dinner party in your

The Top 10 Soft Skills to Cultivate to Be Successful in Business

While your resume and job skills may help you get your foot in the door, it will be your polished soft skills that will enable you to land jobs, get promotions, win clients, and successfully launch a new business. But what are soft skills? Soft skills refer to a cluster of personal traits, including your

How to Be a Perfect Host and Considerate Houseguest this Summer

How to Be a Perfect Host   Do invite guests whom you know fairly well and know will enjoy the kind of weekend that is enjoyable to you. Tell your guests when you would like for them to arrive and leave. Give your guests an idea about what you have planned for the weekend and

Top 10 Business Etiquette Tips for New Graduates

  Congratulations Class of 2017! Your hard-earned college degree will get you in the door, but it is your soft skills that will help you land a job. Soft skills are the new hard skills—the distinguishing qualities that will help you outclass the competition. They are the missing link between your education and success in

10 Business Meal Tips for Polished Entertaining

Today, business is the largest social environment in the world. Our rapidly expanding global economy forces us to socialize and conduct business at the table more than ever before. It is in this setting that table manners play a major role as relationships are developed and strengthened. There is no better, or possibly worse, place

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