The (new) rules of business lunch etiquette
Hosting a business lunch – and being a guest – comes with unspoken rules that are constantly in flux. We caught up with three of the sharpest restaurateurs and business events gurus in Australia for some tips on how to pull off a business event in style.
For Bruce Keebaugh, whose Melbourne-based The Big Group has set the bar high for corporate eventing (Spring Racing Carnival, Australian Grand Prix, Australian Open), success is dependent on people talking to each other.
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