When you enter an unfamiliar office for a meeting with someone who works there, you will almost certainly approach a person sitting behind a large desk. You might think you are about to speak to a receptionist. But in some buildings, you will be dealing with someone far grander: a lobby ambassador.
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If that feels absurd, take a deep breath. Plenty of companies now employ a “director of first impressions”,
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