Tag: small talk
Return to the office: Why stricter home office rules are not the solution – Business
Many companies are tightening their home office regulations. Instead of putting pressure on them, they should make sure that people enjoy going to the office. Comment from Kerstin Bund So…
Conversations in the office: “Listening is the secret weapon of small talk”
Aimless chatting in the office is considered superficial or even annoying. With home offices and online meetings, spontaneous conversations in the hallway are completely atrophied. Small talk even makes working…
Let’s talk about money: "I capitalize on my name and good upbringing"
Clemens Graf von Hoyos is Germany’s top etiquette teacher. A conversation about the value of good manners, the Germans’ obsession with rules and the question of where the mobile phone…
Let’s talk about money: "There is an economic benefit to good manners"
Clemens Graf von Hoyos is Germany’s top etiquette teacher. A conversation about the art of politeness, rules of conduct as an elitist distinguishing feature and the question of what clothing…
Friendship: Spontaneous news is more fun than you think – knowledge
The bad habit of breaking off contact with a friend completely unexpectedly and without explanation even has its own name in the digital age: ghosting. But what about the opposite,…