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Cocktail Party Etiquette
Last night I attended a local event, Fashionably Late. It was a fundraiser for the Clarke School for Hearing and Speech. Local boutiques were there to showcase and sell beautiful things. It was fun to catch up with friends I have not seen
Generation Y: 80 Million Strong
54% of Generation Y or The Millennials want to follow their passions and start their own businesses instead of entering today’s dismal job market. According to a segment on the Today Show, a growing number of young women are not
My Evening with QVC
Last week I had the opportunity to attend a meeting with the organization, Philadelphia SHRM at the QVC headquarters. Did you know that QVC delivers over 132,422 packages to 12,000 customers within a 5 mile radius of Rodeo Drive? Yes,
Face to Face Networking and Social Media: Do You Need Both?
39% of Americans spend more time socializing online than in person. Focusing just on social media can hurt your career and your social skills in the real world. An article in TIMEMoneyland quotes Sherry Turkle, a professor at MIT,
Business Card Etiquette
A really important statement for most of us is our business card. There is a certain protocol or “business card etiquette” that we need to be aware of in today’s world. The business card is a snapshot of who we
Are You Good at Multitasking?
According to an article in today’s Wall Street Journal, only 2.5% of us can multitask efficiently. The rest of us only think we can. Our brains are wired for “selective attention” and to do things well we need to focus
