Jacqueline Whitmore
Contributor
/ Author, Business Etiquette Expert and Founder of The Protocol School of Palm Beach
Jacqueline Whitmore is an etiquette expert and founder of the Protocol School of Palm Beach in Palm Beach, Fla. She is the author of Poised for Success: Mastering the Four Qualities That Distinguish Outstanding Professionals (St. Martin's Press, 2011) and Business Class: Etiquette Essentials for Success at Work (St. Martin's Press, 2005).
More From Jacqueline Whitmore
Employee loyalty
Find the Keys to Team Loyalty By Answering These 3 Questions
Not every talented, energetic person wants to be an entrepreneur. Understanding what they do want is how you build your team.
Stress Management
Calm Down and Take These 7 Daily Steps to Deal With Stress
Stress is built into life, so dealing with it effectively has to become part of your routine.
Traits
The 10 Traits That Define Entrepreneurial Success
All entrepreneurs have some of the elements of success but those who achieve the most work to cultivate all 10.
Self Improvement
8 Ways Leaders Spend Their Time After Hours
You'll never hear a leader described as a "couch potato." To be more like a leader, get up, get out -- and get going.
Failure
3 Surefire Ways to Fail as an Entrepreneur
Try taking a look under the hood to see if you recognize any of these surefire 'failure traits' in yourself.
Travel
9 Reasons You Need to Travel More
No matter what your travel style, there are many reasons we need to go to new locations.
Patience
Patience Is the Secret to Boosting Your Profits
Let everybody else be in a hurry. Wait for when the time is ripe, then hurry.
manners
Good Manners Are a Career and Business Necessity
One rude person can upset the ambience of the entire office, disrupting teamwork and alienating customers.
jet lag
4 Ways to Prevent Jet Lag From Sabotaging Your Business Trip
Sufficient sleep makes you sharper for business but when the sun and your body don't agree on the time, it's a challenge.
Personal Development
Saying 'Yes' Fosters Growth and Opens Doors to Opportunity
Life never follows a straight line. The decision to learn or try something new is likely to bring benefits you could not have predicted.
Bosses
How to Navigate Happy Hour When You're the Boss
It's good to loosen up with the team, just not too much.
Conflict
5 Tips for Constructively Resolving Office Conflicts
Office feuds are corrosive to culture and rarely advance anyone's interests.
Virtual Meetings
How to Run a Virtual Meeting That Gets Results
We can hear each other's voices from different continents but that doesn't mean real communications is easy.
Project Grow
4 Famous People Who Started With Little but Achieved Great Success
When the entrepreneurial path seems impossibly steep, recharge yourself with the wisdom of great achievers who overcame unpromising beginnings.
Global Business
7 Tricks for Never Forgetting Your Manners Anywhere in the World
Business can take you anywhere in this interconnected world but wherever you go, people think well of people who are polite.
