It is that very special time of year when many Americans are receiving invitations to their annual office holiday party. If you are one of them, you probably will look forward to the event with great excitement-until you start to recall the blunders of years past. There was the time you ran out of things to say to your CEO and awkwardly asked if his divorce was finalized, or the time a drunk coworker got a little too close for comfort when you both were standing under the mistletoe-or even worse.... Yes, while office holiday parties can be hit or miss, many people find their past experiences more often fall in the "miss" category. Of course, it does not have to be that way. With the right approach, your office holiday party can provide a great opportunity to build relationships and strengthen your position at your company. At the office holiday party, new relationships can be formed, but they also can be ruined before they even have a chance to blossom. Old relationships can be nourished and celebrated, or they can be compromised and endangered. You can leave feeling great-or like a lonely loser.
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