STOP YOUR GREETING ; The hell that lurks in simply saying `hello' to a colleague FIRST 26,27 Edition

8%; Are too enthusiastic and end up giving someone a bear hug; 20%;Go for a handshake, while the person they are greeting offers their cheek.;25%; Give a colleague or client a bone-crushing handshake; 33%; Attempt acontinental two-cheek kiss when a colleague kisses once; 24%; Believe firmhandshake s...

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Published inDaily record (Morristown, N.J. : 1971)
Main Author Condon, Kate
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Glasgow (UK) MGN Ltd 20.02.2004
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Summary:8%; Are too enthusiastic and end up giving someone a bear hug; 20%;Go for a handshake, while the person they are greeting offers their cheek.;25%; Give a colleague or client a bone-crushing handshake; 33%; Attempt acontinental two-cheek kiss when a colleague kisses once; 24%; Believe firmhandshake should remain the standard; 12%; Misjudged a kiss and planted a`smacker' on a colleague's lips Meanwhile, eight per cent have been too enthusiastic and ended up greeting someone with a full-on bear hug. Researchers for the survey, commissioned by recruitment agency Office Angels, say this clumsiness stems from people's uncertainty about how longto wait before moving from a handshake to a kiss a problem which 81 per cent of office workers admit to.