First impressions can be effective or disastrous, but they are usually lasting—even when we know that we are experiencing them! When we meet others, our general objective is to establish confidence, trust and rapport. This is not always easy. Companies spend millions of dollars each year packaging their products—and so should you with your corporate image! The packaging must say something special about you. You may be the best in your field but if you don’t package yourself effectively, you are limiting your success.
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Are you projecting a professional image?
Having good people skills will enhance your career
Let’s be honest, no one is born knowing how to relate to others. If we are lucky, we somehow learn these skills as we group, but then maybe not. But if you are in business, your technical skills got you through the door; your “people skills” will determine the level of your success.
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Are you dressing business casual?
If business casual is your dress code, its imperative you strive for a well-coordinated, finished look that has style and says something about your professionalism.
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Hone your listening skills to boost your career
Good listening is crucial to effective communication and career success. Most of us don’t know how to listen intelligently, systematically and purposefully.
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Common mistakes when hosting a business meal
No aspect of a professional presence is as highly visible as when you host a business dining event.
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Business etiquette and protocols abroad
To survive, we must be able to compete in a truly global economy, and to compete effectively we must understand more about other countries, other cultures, other ways of doing business.
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Business manners: an important skill of successful people
Business experts have preached the value of knowing proper business etiquette, including practicing good manners, for close to fifty years.
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Using impression management to excel in your career
Most people looking to move up the corporate ladder realize the importance of mastering job-related skills. But what they may not also know is that soft skills—the way they carry themselves, dress, interact with others—can be just as important in determining whether they will or will not be promoted, and may even be creating a negative image without their knowledge.
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