When your own leader meets the leaders of other units, who is more suitable to introduce first?

To understand this problem, we need to understand a basic workplace and social etiquette: that is, who should be introduced first when introducing people we don't know.

This etiquette is not complicated: first introduce people with "high status" to people with "low status", that is, people with "high status" have the priority to know. Especially everyone is equal in personality. The so-called "high status" and "low status" here are more from some traditional etiquette that is usually established:

For example, one is recognized as a leading expert in the industry, and the other is a young man who has just entered the industry. It must be this expert who has a "high status"; One is the leader in charge of the department, and the other is the new employee who just joined the company. The "high status" must be the leader in charge of the department.

Therefore, the question of "who is more suitable to introduce his own leader when he meets the leaders of other units" has actually become a question of judging who has a higher status. How should this be judged?

1. If the status of two units is not equal, introduce the leader of the unit with lower status first.

What do you mean the status of the two units is not equal? For example, the relationship between Party A's father and Party B, then generally speaking, Party A's father will be promoted to a higher position, then Party B's leader can be introduced first.

In other words, if the other party is a supplier, you can introduce the leader of the other party first; And if the other party is the leader of the client company, you should introduce yourself to the leader of the client company first.

There is also a situation that may be more common in the civil service system, institutions and state-owned enterprises. Superior units and subordinate units will have a division of labor. If the two leaders are at the same level, then the leader of the superior unit is the one with higher status.

2. If the status of the two units is equal, first introduce the leader of this side whose level and authority are obviously lower.

If the relationship between the two units is relatively equal, and it doesn't involve who wants to "beg" who, then we can comprehensively consider the leaders whose level and authority are obviously lower in terms of general social norms.

For example, one is the boss of a startup company with less than 10 employees, and the other is the director-level leader of a listed company with hundreds of people, so you can introduce the boss of the startup company to the directors first;

Of course, if there is a big age gap between the two, then out of the tradition of respecting the old and loving the young, the young should be introduced to the older leaders first.

3. If the status of the two units is equal, and the level, authority and age of the two leaders are not much different, introduce your own leader first.

When we determine "identity", there is another principle, that is, to see who is one of our own and who is an outsider. Give enough respect to outsiders, but don't stick to etiquette for your own people, because at this time, this person will be integrated with you as an introducer.

It's like having a guest come to your house, and mom and dad are talking to the guest. You should prepare tea and snacks. Tea and snacks must be given to guests, even if the guests are only mistresses, because at this time, when the guests come to your home, you will be integrated with your parents.

Therefore, when the two units have the same status, and the two leaders have the same level, authority and age, the other leader, as a "guest", has the priority to know. You need to introduce your leader to another leader first.

I'm Sister Yu,/kloc-HR, a listed company for more than 0/0 years. I focus on sharing practical dry goods for job interviews and career development, pay attention to me, and grow into a more selective workplace person together.