Category Archives: Civility
Are we teaching children to be disrespectful?
I occasionally teach children’s etiquette classes and I always introduce myself as Ms. Clise to the children. When I ask the kids in my class how they address their teachers and their parent’s friends the majority of them say they … Continue reading
Get your holiday manners on
The holidays are here! As I was standing in a very long line at the post office this morning I reminded myself how stressful this time of year can be. Inside I was feeling impatient and angry at the everlasting queue … Continue reading
Civility in the age of incivility
Did you know that May is International Civility Awareness Month? The goal is to spread awareness of the meaning of civility and help people to embrace the civility code of conduct: Respect, Restraint and Responsibility. Saturday night, I attended the … Continue reading
Divas, taskmasters and slackers
Last night I watched the first episode of this season’s Celebrity Apprentice. I don’t normally watch it, mostly because I don’t watch a lot of TV, but I was not feeling well so I decided to turn it on. The … Continue reading
Tags >> "you're fired!", abrasive leadership style, Celebrity Apprentice, cell phone etiquette, Curtis Stone, David Cassidy, Donald Trump, Gary Busey, Nikki Taylor, pizza challenge, Richard Hatch, Seattle Public Schools Superintendent Maria Goodloe-Johnson, Star Jones, Survivor Borneo, taking responsibility as a leader, Team A.S.A.P., Team Backbone, The View
All we need is love
Today is Saint Valentine’s Day. A day many men dread, women anticipate and singles hate. While I think Valentine’s Day is more of a Hallmark kind of holiday I believe the spirit of it is good; that is to celebrate … Continue reading
Answers To Your Burning Wedding Etiquette Questions
I received a question from a Clise Etiquette Facebook fan about wedding etiquette. It’s that time of year when many people get engaged. So, I asked my Facebook fans if they had other questions they wanted me to answer in … Continue reading
Airplane Etiquette
A friend and Clise Etiquette Facebook fan asked me about airplane etiquette. She had just returned from a Thanksgiving trip overseas and had experienced some rude behavior on the plane. It’s stressful traveling. We now have to submit to either … Continue reading
Are Millennials Ruder?
There was an article in BusinessWeek about how the demand for etiquette training is up because millennials are entering the workforce clueless about how to interact properly with others. The article stated among other things, that they don’t use email properly … Continue reading
Directness vs. Diplomacy
As you may know, I write a business etiquette column for the Puget Sound Business Journal. Each week when the Journal arrives I eagerly open it up to the “Growing your Business” section to see if my latest column has … Continue reading
PR Blunder or Just Desserts?
This is a guest post by Lisa Samuelson, founder of Samuelson Communications. Recently Steve Jobs was incredibly rude to a journalism student who was working on an assignment about iPads as a teaching tool. When the PR department at Apple … Continue reading
