The hand shake is the most important professional greetings in the world today. There are many cultures in the world, and there are places to bow, and places to hug, and places where cheek-kissing is perfectly appropriate. The handshake, though is the preferred greeting for most of our audience.
If you’re going to do business in the world, or if you’re a manager at a multi-national corporation, you need to know how to shake hands. Here we go...
The Ten Steps to a Great Handshake
- Make Eye Contact
- Smile
- Move Forward
- Left Foot Forward
- Elbow IN!
- Web to Web
- Push Them Back
- Grip the Bat
- 1-2 Pumps Only
- Let Go
Some No-Nos
- No double handed grips
- No shoulder clasp
- Do NOT move your hand side to side in any way
- No pulling
I am sure it makes me seem terribly nerdy to break a handshake down this way… but it works, and we know lots of folks want to know, but don’t know where to go. This is one case where if you go to the world wide web, you’ll be reminded of why we started Manager Tools. What passes for training or guidance is almost always irreproducible.
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