Category Archives: Business Etiquette

Overhearing Confidential Information

If you accidentally hear managers having a conversation about co-workers or a situation in the workplace, act professionally and do not repeat any information you heard. Repeating confidential information may be hurtful to others and could get you fired.

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Responding to SHOUTING E-mails

Yesterday, I wrote about writing e-mails using capital letters where they do not grammatically belong and how such an e-mail would be perceived as shouting and rude. Since writing that post, I have been asked how to deal with individuals … Continue reading

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Respect the Privacy of Faxes

When sorting through the company faxes, do not read the content of each fax.  Read the cover sheet only to find your fax or learn who you should deliver a recently transmitted fax to.

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Business Dining – Who Pays?

When dining out on business, the host, the person who initiated the invitation, is expected to pay the bill.   Today, business dining is gender-free.  It does not matter if the host is male or female.

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Keep Voice Messages Short and Sweet

Be courteous of another person’s phone minutes.  When you leave a voice message, you are using their minutes for the amount of time it takes you to leave the message as well as the amount of time it takes them … Continue reading

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Avoid the “Smoking Clique”

I do not smoke.  However, at a former place of employment, a majority of my co-workers smoked.  According to state laws, these employees had to leave the building if they wished to smoke. Eventually, all the smokers would meet at … Continue reading

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Do Not Push Your Plate Away – Dining Etiquette

Do not push your plate away from your place setting when you have finished your meal or course.  Leave the plate where it is until a server can remove it. If you are pushing the plate away to make room … Continue reading

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Entertaining Clients Who Smoke

Many states have no smoking bans in restaurants.  This eliminates the need to give a smoking preference when being seated.  However, in states where there is not a smoking ban, seating preference can become tricky when entertaining guests. If you … Continue reading

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E-mail Etiquette – Reply vs. Reply All

When responding to an e-mail sent to a group of individuals, make sure you reply appropriately. 1) If you are responding to an e-mail regarding the original subject title, reply to the entire group to keep everyone involved in the … Continue reading

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Taking a Phone Message

When taking a phone message, be sure to get the following information to be helpful to both the caller and the person receiving the message.  Taking a message properly will also help you to be perceived as professional, organized, and … Continue reading

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