Politeness Tag

Clash of Ages: Navigating the Multigenerational Workplace

Currently there are five generations at work in almost every organization, and they have an enormous range of experiences and influences. The oldest is the “silent generation,” – also known as the traditionalists – born between 1928 and 1945. As children they most likely experienced the impacts of the Great Depression and WW2, and were alive before the miracle drug penicillin was...

It Costs You Nothing

When I was growing up in the suburbs of New York City, even though the world’s financial center has a reputation for rudeness, my parents frequently reminded me that I should be polite and respectful to everyone, no matter who they were. “It doesn’t cost you anything to be polite,” my mom used to say. Recently, I learned that there’s a Spanish phrase that’s related to this idea: “Lo cortes no...