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Pecking order:
Who shakes whose hand?
- Chapter Excerpt -
In Germany, shaking hands is a common custom. However, who initiates
a handshake can be more perplexing than you might expect. In deciding
whether or not to initiate a handshake when introducing yourself,
keep the following tips in mind:
- The colleague higher up the corporate hierarchy always has the
"handshake initiative", or the right to offer his or
her hand first.
- If you approach a group of people, you should always extend
your hand and introduce yourself.
- To show respect, always extend your hand to older individuals
first.
However, the hierarchy rule mentioned above does not just apply
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You will find the entire article in our book.
Enjoy reading!
Keywords: introductions,
sucessful with german clients, german business protocol , german business
practices versus american , german business practices , german business
etiquette and manners , german business culture characteristics ,
german business culture , german business correspondence etiquette
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