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Article: How to have a business lunch.
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- Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL)
- Article date:
- April 17, 2006
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Byline: William Hageman
In 18 years, Robin Jay has had more than 3,000 business lunches.
"Tough research," says the Nevada-based consultant and corporate trainer.
So she's eminently qualified not only to write "The Art of the Business Lunch" (Career Press, $14.99) but also to give some tips on what to do_and what to avoid_at a business lunch.
Times have changed, she says.
"The three-martini power lunch of the `80s is gone. (Today) it's more of a way to take people out and make them feel important and to build relationships. I'd say 20 to 30 percent of the time I went to lunch I actually had something specific to discuss. For ...