When two leaders meet, who should you introduce first?

The workplace is a huge social circle, pushing countless strangers to deal with each other. Two strangers become friends, usually through the introduction of a familiar middleman. Different positions, status, age, gender, who to introduce first? How to introduce can make the two sides build goodwill more quickly, and the introduction of the workplace is very mysterious. As a professional who needs to participate in various social and business occasions, it is necessary to understand the etiquette of proper introduction.

His Holiness behind

In workplace etiquette, we must follow the principle of "the honorable person is behind". That is, when introducing, first introduce the high-status, and then introduce the low-status; first introduce the low-ranking, and then introduce the high-ranking.

People with high status have an advantage over those with low status, so that the person with high status has the priority to know and choose information, and let him have the priority to choose to talk further or leave with a smile and nod.

If you are a referrer and introduce A to a more powerful B, this kind of contact with purpose, and the B who accepts the referral is "the Venerable". So you must first introduce B to A, and then the other way around.

Here's a scene:

Introducer: Hello, Mr. B, this is the little A from XX company that I told you before. Although he is young, he is a young man with great ideas.

B: Little A, hello! Nice to meet you.

A: Hello, Mr. Zhang, I have admired you for a long time, and it is an honor to meet you.

Introducer: Xiao A, this is President B, a well-known industry leader. You mentioned a few cases that you particularly liked, all of which were handled by President B. You can ask President B for more advice if you have the opportunity.

A: Absolutely!

B: Where are you, you are welcome!

Was this conversation smooth? If you change the order, it will be awkward.

guest first

If the two you introduce are of similar status, it depends on who is the host and follows the principle of "host first, guest second".

If you accompany the leader to other leaders who visit other companies, then your leader is the guest, and the other leader is the host.

At this time, you should first introduce your leader, and then introduce the leader of the other party, and explain your intention, because the owner has the priority to know, and can quickly solve the problem of information asymmetry, and the next contact will be very harmonious.

Flexible grasp

In some informal occasions, when it is difficult to grasp the honor and inferiority of the guest of honor, it is necessary to be flexible.

But it's basically not wrong to follow these principles:

When introducing elders and juniors to know each other, the juniors should be introduced first, and then the elders;

When introducing the elders and the younger, the younger should be introduced first, and then the older;

When introducing a woman to a man, you should first introduce the man, and then introduce the woman;

When introducing the guest and the host to know each other, the guest should be introduced first, and then the host should be introduced;

When introducing the first-comer and the late-comer to the meeting, the late-comer should be introduced first, and then the first-comer.

Etiquette is not a set dogma, it should be considered according to local conditions. The order of introduction is only a small detail, but there are many problems of habits, etiquette and even communication logic hidden in the small details. How to introduce two strangers not only tests our emotional intelligence and etiquette, but also our ability to deal with emergencies.