THE POWER OF NICERated a “Top 10 Business Book” by 800-CEO-READ in 2010 Nice guys finish last… or do they? Linda Kaplan Thaler and Robin Koval’s New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller, THE POWER OF NICE, debunks this long-held belief and shows how a little kindness goes a long way — in both business and your personal life. As the founders of a billion-dollar advertising agency, they know: it pays to be nice.
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Wed, September 01, 2010 - 3:13:27
Is Your Smart Phone Making You Rude?
With the ever-growing popularity of social networking and sharing sites, you’ve probably heard etiquette experts dole out advice on the world’s newest kind of social conduct, “netiquette.” And chances are you’re already doing your share to make NICE 2.0 a regular part of your Web routine. But, in our completely portable information age, have you ever stopped to think about your smart phone smarts? No, we’re not talking about your app savvy or your texting dexterity. What you really need to know is: is your cell phone making you rude?
As humorist Andrea Bartz writes in her regular CNN.com column on all things netiquette, smart phones—with all their infinite communications capabilities—have caused many of us to forget about the normal polite behaviors we adopted when cell phones became a regular part of life. While voice-only enabled cell phones were courteously stashed in a bag during a lunch with friends, now Blackberries, iPhones, and Droids can be seen sitting alongside the menu on many tables in a restaurant near you. And it goes without saying: it’s not such a good thing.
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