• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
Clare Kumar

Clare Kumar

Powering Up Productivity & Pleasure

Show Search
Hide Search
  • 1-855-356-FLOW (3569)
  • Home
  • Speaking
  • Coaching
  • Work From Home – Better
  • Products
  • Blog
  • Media
  • About
  • Contact

Play

Etiquette for Your Next Office Holiday Party

multi-racial group at party drinking champagne

You’ve probably seen a few faux pas at work holiday events, but office celebrations are an incredible opportunity to put your best foot forward and connect with a broader circle of colleagues than normal. Here’s how to make the most of the party and make sure you’re remembered for the right reasons this season.

WHAT TO DO…

  1. Set an intention for the event. Who would you like to meet? What do you want them to remember about you? Being thoughtful about what you’d like the outcome of the party (or any meeting) to be sets you up for success.
  2. Get to know your colleagues better. This is a time to relax and talk about more than work. Inquire about hobbies, an upcoming vacation, favourite foods or music. You might find you have more in common than you think.
  3. Make a positive lasting impression. Dress well and in a colour that complements you and makes you feel fantastic. Clothes can make an easy entry point for conversation.
  4. Stand up for your colleagues if there is any even mildly negative behavior such as bullying or harassment.
  5. If you see that someone has drunk too much, offer water and to arrange a ride home.

WHAT NOT TO DO!

  1. Feel pressured or pressure others to consume alcohol or eat all the sweets. Indulge responsibly. There may be someone in your circle who is trying to avoid these things. Make it easy for them!
  2. Don’t tell off-colour jokes which may be offensive.
  3. Avoid getting deep into a work conversation. This is not the time or place.
  4. Don’t eat all the gluten-free treats if you’re not following a gluten-free diet. The same applies to other items which may have been prepared for a select few.

IN THE NEWS: ETIQUETTE FOR HOLIDAY PARTIES

Holiday work party etiquette

Overall, relax and have a great time!


I work with organizations to deliver sustainable performance even around holiday season!  If you know of a forward-thinking company who wants to achieve objectives and help their leaders and teams avoid disengagement and burnout, book a Discovery Call to learn more about a range of engaging talks and effective coaching and consulting.

Filed Under: Holiday Organizing, Play, Productivity, Relationships Tagged With: #holiday #party #etiquette #business #performance

Primary Sidebar

Categories

  • Arrange
  • Business Organizing
  • Coaching
  • Compass
    • Alignment
    • Awareness
    • Intention
  • Ergonomics
  • Holiday Organizing
  • Home Office
  • Home Organizing
  • Leadership
  • Liberate
  • Nurture
  • Organizing with Kids
  • Peace of Mind
  • Performance
    • Comfort
    • Fuel
    • Light
    • Mindset
    • Movement
  • Play
  • Productivity
  • Products
  • Reduce-Reuse-Recycle
  • Relationships
  • Rituals
    • Skills
    • Systematize
  • Technology
  • Time Management
  • Uncategorized
  • Wellness

Core Chair

Enjoy this code, CHAIRLOVE, to receive a special price for your Core Chair.

Visit the CoreChair website to order. 

In Canada: https://ca.corechair.com/
In the US: https://us.corechair.com/

Nitehood

Visit www.nitehood.com and to get 15% off, enter code SLEEPWELL

Book a discovery call with Clare? Click here to contact me.

Footer

Author, speaker and coach, Clare Kumar inspires leaders, professionals, employees and entrepreneurs to respect humanity and boost performance through marrying productivity and pleasure.

Clare’s mission is to help people have more fun while getting things done. And who doesn’t want that?

From the Blog

The ABCs of Behavior Change (TM) – for habits that stick

3 Ways to Keep Your Mindset Strong Through the Fall and Winter

How to find more productive places to work from home

You’re invited! Come join the Happy Space Pod You’re invited! 

Come join the Happy Space Pod - a place for HSPs (highly sensitive professionals) to boost well-being and productivity.  Visit www.happyspacepod.com 

You’ll find the beginnings of a supportive and generous community.
I felt so bad about missing my #dailydose yesterda I felt so bad about missing my #dailydose yesterday, making up of it today. Does the sun affect your energy like it does mine? So lucky to have a sheltered balcony to do my yoga this morning. Kicked it up a notch with some @samrobertsband tunes. 
Hope you can get some movement in. Humber Bay is full of skaters! Gorgeous day to be outside! ❤️❤️❤️
Feel loved today and every day. Feel loved today and every day.
Sunset walks are delightful even when it’s ccccc Sunset walks are delightful even when it’s cccccold! Loads of people skating on all the ice surfaces too. Quite magical And, my Love flew over right at the end. That never gets old. #dailydose #mentalhealth #physicalhealth #pilotlove
Just out! My chat with @juliemorgenstern all about Just out! My chat with @juliemorgenstern all about parking parenting guilt. Full of rich insights, check it out on the podcast or the @napo_natl youtube channel. 
#lessstress #morelove #podcast #parenting #icon
Look what just arrived? @amandarussellfss latest w Look what just arrived? @amandarussellfss latest work “The Influencer Code”. Excited to dig in and learn, and even more so to interview Amanda for an upcoming episode of “Stand Out”, the @napo_natl podcast. 
#influencer #development #betteryourbiz #betteryourbusiness #podcast
Committed to my #dailydose of movement. Thrilled t Committed to my #dailydose of movement. Thrilled to have an evening walking partner in my wonderful neighbour. The time flies! We met a couple years ago taking transit into town. You never know where your next friend will be found. 
#move #connection #productivitytablestakes #bundleup
Yoga is always better with company. Do your pets g Yoga is always better with company. Do your pets get in on the action?
#dailymove
Seeing both the glowing sun and the glorious moon Seeing both the glowing sun and the glorious moon is somehow grounding and keeps me grateful.  #relax #rest #restore
Load More… Follow on Instagram

Useful Links

  • About
  • Media
  • Praise
  • Contact
  • Privacy Policy
International Coach Federation Canadian Association of Professional Speakers National Association of Productivity & Organization Professionals Professional Organizers in Canada
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

Copyright © 2021 Streamlife Ltd. · All Rights Reserved