The Executive Table: Navigating the Business Dinner

Duration: 90-120 minutes

  • Being prepared for your role as host
  • Enlisting your server as an ally
  • Ordering wine and liquor—or going without
  • Handling spills, dropped utensils or kitchen errors
  • Balancing talking shop with getting down to business
  • Guiding your client to order within your budget
  • Collaborating with a colleague to steer meaningful conversation
  • Elevating your client to be the central focus of the occasion