http://brainsonfire.com/blog/2006/05/22/the-handshake/ Fascinating, Inspiring, Rewarding and Engaging kinded spirits. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:00:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://brainsonfire.com/blog/2006/05/22/the-handshake/#comment-1519 Spike Tue, 06 Jun 2006 18:52:23 +0000 http://brainsonfire.com/blog/the-handshake/#comment-1519 Great point, John. Thanks for the comment! Great point, John. Thanks for the comment!

]]> http://brainsonfire.com/blog/2006/05/22/the-handshake/#comment-1516 John Bowen Tue, 06 Jun 2006 17:56:09 +0000 http://brainsonfire.com/blog/the-handshake/#comment-1516 In business, the interesting thing about handshakes is that it can be a good indication of the road ahead. An initial handshake along with the chance to read the other person's face will let me know if I going to need a lawyer or just a handshake to complete a deal. One handshake I remember (and hold dear) is one I got from an old friend when he agreed to come on board to help our company through a particularly hard time. We have no written deal, just the handshake. He has stuck with us through thick and thin. Oh, and by the way he's a New Yorker that has adopted Texas as his home for the last couple of decades. In business, the interesting thing about handshakes is that it can be a good indication of the road ahead. An initial handshake along with the chance to read the other person’s face will let me know if I going to need a lawyer or just a handshake to complete a deal. One handshake I remember (and hold dear) is one I got from an old friend when he agreed to come on board to help our company through a particularly hard time. We have no written deal, just the handshake. He has stuck with us through thick and thin. Oh, and by the way he’s a New Yorker that has adopted Texas as his home for the last couple of decades.

]]> http://brainsonfire.com/blog/2006/05/22/the-handshake/#comment-1361 admin Tue, 23 May 2006 13:32:14 +0000 http://brainsonfire.com/blog/the-handshake/#comment-1361 You know, I agree with you on this one, Spike. I like a good, firm handshake. It gives me confidence in the other person and lets me know that they mean business. Dudes that give you the limp hand, or the "barely there" shake do not give any indication of self confidence. On the flip, dudes who crush your hand usually make me nervous, like, "Is this guy going to eat my children and steal my wife?"- cant really trust those dudes either. Also, there is something to be said for a woman with a good hand shake, havent met too many with one. You know, I agree with you on this one, Spike. I like a good, firm handshake. It gives me confidence in the other person and lets me know that they mean business. Dudes that give you the limp hand, or the “barely there” shake do not give any indication of self confidence. On the flip, dudes who crush your hand usually make me nervous, like, “Is this guy going to eat my children and steal my wife?”- cant really trust those dudes either. Also, there is something to be said for a woman with a good hand shake, havent met too many with one.

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