http://effectivecio.com/2009/09/28/effective-dining/ ...ruminations on many things, all ultimately related to effective IT leadership... Wed, 21 Dec 2011 22:44:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://effectivecio.com/2009/09/28/effective-dining/#comment-890 Tue, 29 Sep 2009 19:27:21 +0000 http://effectivecio.com/?p=1374#comment-890 this is excellent advice. Everyone should brush up on their etiquette. I took a basic seminar in this once and was shocked what a pig I was! No telling how many jobs I lost at the dinner table.

]]> http://effectivecio.com/2009/09/28/effective-dining/#comment-889 Tue, 29 Sep 2009 18:36:32 +0000 http://effectivecio.com/?p=1374#comment-889 [...] a fine post at The Effective CIO, titled “Effective Dining,” where Chuck Musciano talks about the importance of rudimentary table manners. It’s all part of [...]

]]> http://effectivecio.com/2009/09/28/effective-dining/#comment-888 Tue, 29 Sep 2009 13:29:25 +0000 http://effectivecio.com/?p=1374#comment-888 [...] a fine post at The Effective CIO, titled “Effective Dining,” where Chuck Musciano talks about the importance of rudimentary table manners. It’s all part of [...]

]]> http://effectivecio.com/2009/09/28/effective-dining/#comment-887 Mon, 28 Sep 2009 22:39:39 +0000 http://effectivecio.com/?p=1374#comment-887 The problem with inappropriate table manners, or for that matter dress or choice of language, is that they become the focus of attention and the fuel for memory. Neither of those is a good thing. My mother used to say that the test of good manners was that no one noticed. I’m betting there have been hundreds of those lunches where you don’t remember the manners but remember an interesting person.

]]> http://effectivecio.com/2009/09/28/effective-dining/#comment-885 Mon, 28 Sep 2009 18:50:35 +0000 http://effectivecio.com/?p=1374#comment-885 Nice post, Chuck. It’s well written and it made me smile. I agree with you. Best regards, Steve

]]> http://effectivecio.com/2009/09/28/effective-dining/#comment-884 Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:16:12 +0000 http://effectivecio.com/?p=1374#comment-884 This was fun to read, Chuck. What a great story she left you with. Unfortunately, she came out of that empty-handed. I agree with you that putting forth your most polite and professional self is very important on a job interview. It’s very much like a first date. I think the advice is wonderful for those who are already sane enough to note the table manners type of advice as part of a checklist of how to behave on a job interview. Something tells me though, anyone who would “hide the green beans” even based on advice that one should clear their plate may not be 100% sane (or at least not living on the same cosmic plane as the majority of us). I think that is why “we did not hire her.” It’s the fear that this is only one example of what might be a very long list of odd behaviors that could show up in the workplace. It’s hard to fake sanity.

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