Multiple choice softskills business skills

You enter a business meeting after lunch and notice a colleague has spinach on her teeth. What do you do?

  1. Ignore it, and hope she figures it out

  2. Take her aside and discreetly tell her

  3. Hope someone else tells her; it's an uncomfortable situation

  4. Make eye contact and then motion to her that she has something on her teeth
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Discreetly informing someone about a personal issue like food in teeth prevents public embarrassment and shows consideration. Ignoring it leaves them unaware, while public gestures or comments can cause humiliation. Taking them aside is the professional and empathetic approach.

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