FORBES TRAVELER Travel Taboos, Do's and Don'ts By Jeff Koyen, Forbes 7 May 2009
Alinda Lewris, founder and executive director of the International Association of Protocol Consultants and Officers ... offers "peer-reviewed education for all professionals interested in civility, country-specific do's and taboos, and protocol."
Alinda Lewris ... has interviewed chief executives of Fortune 500 companies to understand the impact of incivility in the workplace. Data from the past 10 years suggest that society is getting less civil, that workplace bullying is rising and that co-workers, ..."
... Speaking about money in the office, or anywhere, highlights your own insecurities, says Alinda Lewris of Baldrige & Lewris, a Washington, D.C., training and consulting firm specializing in leadership and etiquette. Bringing up salaries, bonuses or raises can be a veiled power play, a way to belittle or intimidate others, or just a way to stir up trouble. Even if a co-worker shares salary information with you -- keep it to yourself.
...the International Association of Protocol Consultants has developed a certification process for consultants that includes continuing education ... group's goal, chief executive officer Alinda Lewris said, is to provide high-level training but also to help consumers who want to employ a consultant. The interest has exploded, [Alinda Lewris] said during an interview.
... [Letitia Baldrige and Alinda Lewris] ... The duo is serving as executive advisors for companies and entrepreneurs in advanced leadership skills. ...
Alinda Lewris, president of the International Association of Protocol Consultants, calls everyday business etiquette simply ---an approach to life --- based on being polite and kind.
Alinda Lewris, president of the International Association of Protocol Consultants, said mobiles should be turned off during meetings or when with a client. If you are expecting an urgent call, I suggest that you ask if it is acceptable that you take an inaudible signal and, if so, leave the room for this call and make it brief, she said. I would be certain that this call was of extreme importance, otherwise do not take a call during a meeting.