Promoting Etiquette

Do your manners make you blush?

If you tend to forget your manners and do the following don’ts given below, it’s time you took a basic lesson in etiquette.

·                    Interrupting someone who is talking over the phone

·                    Not replying to letters and invitations

·                    Being loud in public places and offices

·                    Turning up late for appointments and not apologizing

·                    Smoking in the work place

·                    Borrowing but not returning things

·                    Not apologizing after dialing a wrong number on the phone

·                    Leaving a room in a messy state

·                    Not introducing people when in company

·                    Not giving the phone message to the person whom it is meant for.

·                    Yawning loudly, whispering, and asking your secretary to do personal chores… the list could go on.

·                    Become the perfect colleague by:

·                    Treating your clients as well as colleagues with respect.

·                    Be punctual, as it is the most valued etiquette at the work place. If you are going to be late try to inform your boss/colleagues/clients. A ten minutes delay should not extend to an hour.

·                    When you are unable to take up a new assignment, try to work out some alternate arrangement instead of refusing flatly.

·                    Remember to greet your colleagues with a smile

·                    A word of appreciation is always welcome by everyone, whether it is for the peon/office boy who prepares your tea, or a devoted colleague or for the cooperation of your seniors.