Blogs Posts in Modern Etiquette category; 28 blog posts

Modern Etiquette: The 10 Commandments of Business Behaviour

What impact do your interpersonal skills have on your ability to be effective on your job? Those of us dedicated to such matters have long recognized the truth in John D. Rockefeller's comment: "I will pay more for the ability to [...]

Posted On : Feb, 15 2012 | Comments : 0

Modern Manners + Etiquette: Flirting Etiquette

Anticipating Valentine's Day, etiquette questions this past week to NewportManners.com asked about flirting for the tongue-tied and fresh ideas for meeting and pleasing. Valentine angst. The reality is, meeting new people is difficult [...]

Posted On : Feb, 13 2012 | Comments : 0

Modern Manners + Etiquette: Relationship Issues

What is the etiquette of social kissing in flu season? Do I accept an invitation to "friend" a potential boss? How do I defriend a friend I no longer like? Here are typical questions about redefining relationships that came into [...]

Posted On : Feb, 06 2012 | Comments : 0

Modern Etiquette: Consider how you treat the "Unknown Visito...

My garb was appropriate and understated. So was my demeanor. I was the out-of-town visitor, unknown, and quite possibly not worth anyone's time. Perhaps I was being overly sensitive. Frankly, I did not enjoy the frosty experience. [...]

Posted On : Dec, 20 2011 | Comments : 0

Modern Etiquette: Smartphone use not so clever in meetings

An Intel poll of 224 human resource managers across the United States conducted by Ipsos showed that 42 percent have received a complaint about an employee's use of mobile technology at work. Nearly 80 percent said they thought t [...]

Posted On : Dec, 06 2011 | Comments : 0

Modern Etiquette: Internships mean business

Further, job seekers with an internship under their belt received a starting annual salary of $42,000, compared to $35,000 a year for job seekers who did not complete an internship. In today's global economy, these numbers speak vo [...]

Posted On : Nov, 22 2011 | Comments : 0

Modern Etiquette: Diet etiquette for the holidays

Dining with others really is not about the food. It's about the people - and the relationships - around the table. That's true whether the table is bearing celery sticks or a 7-course dinner. Sharing sustenance is a gesture of com [...]

Posted On : Oct, 24 2011 | Comments : 0

Modern Etiquette: The prize-winning house guest

No matter how closely you're related or how well you know your friends, being a guest in someone's home calls for a little extra sensitivity and awareness. Respect the agreed-upon arrival and departure times. While your hosts are [...]

Posted On : Jul, 26 2011 | Comments : 0

Modern Manners + Etiquette: Talking About STDs + HIV

This week marks 30 years since AIDS was identified by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and yet we still don't know the etiquette for talking about HIV and STDs. What inhibits us from having such an important conversatio [...]

Posted On : Jun, 06 2011 | Comments : 0

Modern Manners + Etiquette: Sharing Household Chores

What's going on with the venerable state of marriage? Last Thursday the Census Bureau released the latest statistics about marriage that say, in the past sixty years the number of “husband-wife families” has fallen 30% sin [...]

Posted On : May, 30 2011 | Comments : 0

Modern Etiquette: Tips on How to Reform a Rude World

People steal each other's cabs. Telephone receptionists are nasty. Sales clerks act like they're doing you a favor when you buy something. Waiters exhibit an attitude. Vicious gossip sells newspapers. Decency is considere [...]

Posted On : May, 27 2011 | Comments : 0

Modern Manners + Etiquette: Cheating

Speaking of timely, lately more and more questions coming into my etiquette Web site have to do with adultery. Not surprisingly, they are mostly from victims. A husband wants to know what to do after reading a declaration of love on his w [...]

Posted On : May, 23 2011 | Comments : 0

Modern manners: A complete guide to etiquette in the digital...

When John H Young published his Guide to the Manners, Etiquette and Deportment of the Most Refined Society in 1879, it became a bestseller in his native America. After you've read its 400 pages of rules governing everything from na [...]

Posted On : May, 21 2011 | Comments : 0

Modern etiquette: Tips on how to reform a rude world