• Proper introductions to give a good first impression. During introductions, stand up while providing 100% of your attention, actively listen, hand shake (if in the proper cultural climate), and use formal names in order of oldest/more senior to the youngest/more junior.
• Have a productive business lunch that is confirmed the morning of. The host should pay for the meal while keeping the table clear of anything that is not necessary.
• Hold effective and efficient meetings (Buhler, 2019) keeping in mind to invite key players at least two days ahead of time. Meetings should be started promptly, do not waste the time of others.
• Keep emails short/simple and informal, they should be replied to within 24-48 hours. Use proper font and case (upper/lower) in emails to convey a professional tone, not one of shouting.

Behaviors the author mentions that can be easilydone or are more challenging

Buhler mentions that during business dining experiences it is important for the host to pay for meals and to keep all distractions (cell phones, keys, ets) off of the table, this would be challenging for me in the Air Force as we have rules from enlisted members paying for higher ranking enlisted or officers. Any meetings that involve food must be paid for by the individuals attending to keep everything fair and not show any signs of requested favor.

Something easy for me to do is proper introductions. While stationed in Japan I was immediately taught to bow, use both hands to present my business card, and bow again. The deeper the bow, the more respect that is shown so especially when meeting high ranking JASDF members, I made sure to bow deeper than when I greeted their low ranking officers afterwards. Learning etiquette for business life and off-base life is really quite easy each time I PCS, leading with respect and active observation really helps.

Why it is important to improve challenging areas

It is important to me to always observe, listen, and learn in terms of business etiquette. Dealing a lot with military members from many other countries means that I must be proactive in researching/studying proper and accepted behaviors by their culture before our first meeting.

Benefits of knowing business etiquettewhen working

The benefits of knowing proper business etiquette while working helps to build and grow a network of respectful professionals. When you display and return proper etiquette in meetings, emails, phone calls, it strengthens the relationships and makes working with them a little easier in the future. Moving forward, it has been proven through research that focusing more on interpersonal and intercultural communications will advance the discipline and opportunities in business communications (Frei et al., 2023)

Respond to at least two of your classmates. In each response, address the following:

• Compare any feedback discussed, considering especially if the comment seems to ring true for your own experience as well.
• Discuss the growth strategy that your peer identified and how it compares to your own.

Your responses should each be about 100 words. Please read all your classmates' posts, whether you are responding or not. You may respond to more than two classmates in this discussion.