TOP 3 WAYS FOR MILLENNIALS TO TAKE THEIR CAREERS TO
THE #NEXT LEVEL…
So you’ve got your business
degree in hand and you’re heading to Silicon Valley, or Silicon Beach or NYC or
Chicago…but the one thing that so many CEO’s think millennials don’t have in the
other hand is a social aptitude. You may be a social media sultan, but when it
comes to social graces you are merely one of the “smallfolk.” (reference Game of Thrones - taking this out - this
note is for you millennials will know it – it means peasants) In the old days it was
simply called manners. It went a long way then, and it still goes a long way
now.
You may have the next great
idea, but if you’re impolite and annoying to people how will they ever know.
Etiquette expert Dr. Rachel
Isgar’s latest book #NEXT LEVEL
MANNERS – Business Etiquette For Millennials states “As a
#Millennial you can argue that others don’t have good manners, and you don’t
need them either. You can argue that it is a new type of workplace, more casual
and with a go-with-the-flow attitude. You can argue all you want . . . while
watching your career success stall and your personal brand head downhill.”
So take a page out of
Isgar’s book and try a new approach that is as old as a page out of Sir Walter
Raleigh’s novel “Kenilworth.” You remember him; he was the dashing gentleman
who impressed his queen by throwing his cloak over the muddy puddle for her to
pass. “Queen Elizabeth looked at the young man, who accompanied this act of
devoted courtesy with a profound reverence.”
Okay so we’re not saying you
have to take off your new Nike jacket and throw it in a puddle to curry favor
with your boss or co-workers, but let’s face there are annoying things that you
do, you know it!
1. Put Your Electronics
Away & Communicate Politely Face To Face
Do you really have to check
your phone 157 times per day? Yup, that’s what you’re doing – according to
Michelle Klein, Head of Marketing for North America at Facebook.
Isgar’s number one tip: “The first thing to recognize is that in order
to next level your success, you need not just to communicate online but also
face-to-face. And when you do communicate face-to-face, you will need to put
your electronic devices down and fully engage with the person or people with
you.”
So you didn’t get your Nike
jacket dirty throwing it over the puddle, but do you really have to wear that
to work out in and to work…corporate managers complain that many millennials
think every day is casual Friday.
2. Looking Great Is Good
#Next
Level Manners - “Most of your first impression is based on appearance, and a
big part of this is based on how you dress and groom. In general, don’t dress
to the lowest common denominator in your workplace, a.k.a. the worst-dressed
person in the office. Instead, dress to the level of the promotion you want.”
In Westeros “the Higher
Mysteries” (another Game of Thrones reference) may be a thing of the past but
magic does still exist in our world.
3. Magic Words Work
I have found none of us likes
other people putting words in our mouths . . . but there are some words that
you don’t want to resist. They can work magic and next level your personal
branding in amazing ways. Here they are:
• Please.
• Thank you.
• You’re welcome.
• Excuse me.
It’s a quick one-hour read and
it just may take you to the Next Level in your career. Pick up a copy of Rachel
Isgar’s #Next Level Manners – Business Etiquette For Millennial at Amazon.com
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