Most experienced employee Professor Jones

Assistant Mr. Smith

New guy Me

Business Etiquette and Protocol

Mr. Smith will take the far right seat as table head, while the room is filled with welcomes. He

will be positioned in that position since he is the investor and a person of authority must be

seated in a position where they can see, interact, listen to, and observe everyone without being

obstructed. Mr. Smith will also feel respected, as the driver's seat is normally reserved for a

leader or a power player. I'll have greater clarity on how I'll seat my staff and Professor Jones

now that he's seated at the head of the table. Mr. Smith's right side will be occupied by

Professor Jones. The right side of the table, next to the head seat, is normally occupied by

someone who is associated with the head or power player; it is also a seat for someone with

extensive understanding of the subject. Professor Jones' position also allows her to be close

to Mr. Smith, which is beneficial because if they need to have a two-person conversation, the

space between them will not be an issue because they are already next to each other. I'll be
seated next to Mr. Smith on the left side. The left seat, which is closest to the head, is in a

wonderful position for negotiating. Because the left seat is statistically more dominating than

the right, I will have more opportunities to express myself and share my opinions with Mr.

Smith if I take the job. Furthermore, the head is more likely than the right seat to pay attention

to the left seat. Not only am I close to the head, but I am also opposite Professor Jones, which

is advantageous since we can have a more in-depth discussion with her without raising my

voice, which could affect negotiations because she has leverage over Mr. Smith. This also

applies to Mr. Smith; being close to him implies that I am comfortable facing him and

conversing directly with him. It should be noted that in a meeting of investors and financers,

the person in need of investors must sit lower in the room, since this indicates that you are

willing to make concessions. If you're seeking for investors and you sit in the front row, the

investor will believe you're arrogant and will walk away from any further conversations. Sitting

on the opposite end of the head delivers the message that you oppose him/her. I'm going to put

my most senior employee next to Professor Jones. It's a compliment for both parties to seat

someone with extensive experience next to an expert. By sitting them together, a favorable

power dynamic develops between them, allowing them to have a two-person dialogue

regarding the meeting's topics, which is particularly beneficial because it reduces the amount

of time that superfluous debates bounce around the room. The most experienced employee's

position also allows him or her to convey a thought directly to the head without excluding the

rest of the group. The new guy will sit next to me, which is a particular position in the

hierarchy; the seat isn't ideal for conversations, but once the person seated speaks, the entire

table's attention is drawn to the speaker. By placing the new person next to me, I can establish

control over what he can discuss, which is crucial since he is still a new guy, and even though

he appears to know what he's doing, it's still vital for me to filter what he can share because it

could damage Mr. Smith's perception of my organization. Finally, my helper will take the seat
at the table's far end. Remember how I said it's better to avoid the table's far end because it

produces an opposite tension? That's why the assistant or someone who won't share much

should be positioned there. Tensions of competing ideas will not arise because she is in that

position. This is really useful since, while negotiating, it is critical to create an environment that

encourages healthy dialogues that lead to significant gains rather than rejections. Finally,

using social architecture and corporate etiquette to create a seating arrangement is critical for

establishing an intercultural bond that benefits everyone within the structure. Our culture and

identity are imprinted in simple things like how we adjust our clothes or greet each other. We

may broaden our vocabulary to fit the ever-changing environment we live in by being exposed

to a wide array of cultures.