Summer Casual Friday

It's Friday at 11h50. Your phone rings. It's your newest client and she's in your neighborhood. She wants to invite you to lunch to celebrate.

Your proposal has been accepted. The contract has to be signed today. 

Are you dressed appropriately?

Business Wear

When leaving home, look in a full length mirror and ask yourself: ‘If Ms. CEO or Mr. #1 Client invites me for an impromptu lunch, am I dressed appropriately?’ If your answer is yes, you pass the test. If not, turn around and change.

Julie's Contemporary Office Party guidelines

'The days of holiday office party photocopying disasters are long gone. Today's image savvy employees steer clear of the Xerox machine and try to avoid being part of the gossip circuit...

Julie demonstrates the ins and outs of dining

Boss on facebook ?!? 

Foremost, prior to adhering to any social digital network establish your guidelines and differentiate your connections to broadcast to the World. Think, before ‘Inviting, Accepting or Finding friends’. Give a mission to your networks.

I have been named Sales Person of the Year and will receive my award at our company’s annual sales banquet. I always get confused as to which side my bread plate and glass settings are on. Please help with a few pointers.

I graduated last May, have landed my dream job and have an amazing boss. This will be my first holiday season with this organization. Should I offer my boss a gift?

It goes on the right.

As you shake hands, the person will follow their right hand into yours to make eye contact. He or she willl then be able to easily glance to the left to read from left to right as your right is their left. The left side is then free to receive matters of the heart such as a corsage, a boutonnière, a medal or to show a fraternal membership.

Easy Thank You notes

Handwritten thank you notes are amongst the most appreciated and valued of social and business manners.