The document provides tips for professional appearance and etiquette, including dressing conservatively and neatly, practicing good hygiene and grooming, making eye contact and smiling during introductions and conversations, firmly shaking hands, actively listening, avoiding phones, introducing people starting with the most important person and repeating names, and using proper etiquette like small bites and napkins when eating. The document stresses the importance of confidence, making a good impression, and practicing skills like introductions.
Professionalism in art has this difficulty: To be professional is to be dependable, to be dependable is to be predictable, and predictability is esthetically boring - an anti-virtue in a field where we hope to be astonished and startled and at some deep level refreshed.
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Business etiquette is made up of significantly more important things than knowing which fork to use at lunch with a client. Etiquette is about presenting yourself with the kind of polish that shows you can be taken seriously. Etiquette is also about being comfortable around people (and making them comfortable around you!)
'Building a culture of Professionalism: a local authority perspective.' (Nati...GTC Scotland
'Building a Culture of Professionalism: A Local Authority Perspective.' Association of Directors of Education (ADES)
, Workshop 12, GTC Scotland National Education Conference, 28 May 2009.
The workshop will allow those attending to consider the changing nature of professionalism in the light of Curriculum for Excellence and consider how that might best be addressed. It will look, in particular, at the work that has been done through the LNCT in Stirling leading to an agreement around an extended version of Annexe B of the National Agreement and will give them the chance to consider and discuss the usefulness and relevance that this might have in their own context.
Professionalism in art has this difficulty: To be professional is to be dependable, to be dependable is to be predictable, and predictability is esthetically boring - an anti-virtue in a field where we hope to be astonished and startled and at some deep level refreshed.
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Employee Engagement continues to be #1 stumbling block for environmental sustainability programs of companies. Much of the efforts/programs by Sustainability officers are termed as "Greenwashing" due to lack of employee engagement in these programs.
So how to increase employee engagement in Environmental Sustainability Programs? How to promote a Culture of Environmental Sustainability within your organization?
This whitepaper highlights our approach as an answer to some of your questions.
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If you have a role in risk management, you’re probably motivated by people first and compliance second. Whether an environment, health, and safety (EHS) manager, facility manager, or HR professional, you need to be proactive about EHS issues to keep employees safe and healthy while also managing business operations to maintain a light environmental footprint.
By following these seven actionable tactics, you’ll increase EHS program development and deployment success, foster a safe and healthy work environment, minimize impact on the environment, and facilitate the growth and sustainability of your business.
Business etiquette is made up of significantly more important things than knowing which fork to use at lunch with a client. Etiquette is about presenting yourself with the kind of polish that shows you can be taken seriously. Etiquette is also about being comfortable around people (and making them comfortable around you!)
'Building a culture of Professionalism: a local authority perspective.' (Nati...GTC Scotland
'Building a Culture of Professionalism: A Local Authority Perspective.' Association of Directors of Education (ADES)
, Workshop 12, GTC Scotland National Education Conference, 28 May 2009.
The workshop will allow those attending to consider the changing nature of professionalism in the light of Curriculum for Excellence and consider how that might best be addressed. It will look, in particular, at the work that has been done through the LNCT in Stirling leading to an agreement around an extended version of Annexe B of the National Agreement and will give them the chance to consider and discuss the usefulness and relevance that this might have in their own context.
4. Make eye contact – chin up
SMILE!
Firm handshake (no limp fish)
Small talk – keep it small
Listen – to everyone
PUT YOUR PHONE AWAY!
5. …and concluding.
Practice makes perfect
Shake hands
Eye contact is essential
Stand up
Important (or most
senior) person first
Repeat names to
remember them
Formal name is proper
to start with
How does this end?
6. Take small amounts
Find a safe place for liquids
Use napkins – ALWAYS
Don’t speak with food in your mouth
Editor's Notes
Introduce yourself
Hair trimmed or well-managed, clean-shaven (men), SMILE!, shoulders back, head up – good posture is priceless, firm handshake, keep cologne and perfume at a minimum, keep yourself healthy, well rested
Turn off or silence phone for all business events. This is the most important thing at this moment in time. You have voicemail.
Introduce the junior member of the group to the most senior (Mr. Jenkins, I would like you to meet Sally Hope.) Repeat names – Hello Sam, it is a pleasure to meet you. Always lead with formal name – Mr. Jones, my name is John Green. I work in the art department. TO END – thank everyone. I really enjoy talking with you about search engines, Kevin. Please contact me if there is more you would like to know about…. SCENARIO – 3 students (2 &1), introduce themselves to you & each other.
Small amounts – you can go for seconds in most situations, but do not make a pig of yourself. This event is for networking, not sustenance. Drinks are dangerous. Make sure to find a safe place for them. Go for water, if possible, it won’t stain. NEVER lick your fingers or wipe them on your clothing. Remember, we are all shaking hands. No talking with food in your mouth – or gum. Spit out gum before you go to a business event. SCENARIO – start with 3 students. Introduce, mingle, while balancing snacks.