It appears the infamous “coffee meeting” is one hot topic – no pun intended. Since we posted our take on manners relative to the casual coffee meeting, we have been bombarded with emails and comments about the relevance of the topic. We also did considerable online research before (and after) our post, and want to give notice and traffic to these various sites by citing them here. They offer several varying points of view – which differ in tone, priority, style and content from our posting – yet we believe have a core foundational and common belief, the Platinum Rule: treat others the way you would want to be treated if you were in their shoes. Thus, we are doing the same by giving them an additional platform on our site, as we believe in their message!
Here are the links for your review:
http://www.careerchickchat.com/2011/06/5-fast-tips-for-coffee-meetings.html
http://www.caclubindia.com/articles/seven-meeting-etiquette-rules-not-to-forget–297.asp