Are You Dressed for the Office or the Playground?

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One of the cool things about working in a home office is that you can do business in torn jeans and a T-shirt because no one sees you but the dog. And Sparky believes in you no matter what you wear. Some people, though, are getting TOO casual in how they dress for work and it could be holding them back.

I believe we teach people how to treat us. So when someone shows up for work in old, tired, sloppy, unprofessional clothes that teaches me to question what he has to say. C’mon. Does it really matter? If he’s not worth $5 million dollars or more, the answer is YES!

Remember that for centuries clothes have been symbols of status, credibility and worthiness. Some people want to brush these aside as irrelevant. But there’s a reason royalty wears robes and priests wear collars. These symbols send us information.

Today you can see it in TV newscasters, too. All they have to sell to customers is credibility. If they don’t look credible to you, you’ll change the channel and get your news from a different supplier. The same dynamic happens when you have new ideas to share with your co-workers, bosses, and stock holders. People want you to dress the part.

If you find your ideas are dismissed as childish, maybe you’d better look in the mirror to see whether you’re dressed for the office — or the playground. Don’t let casual Friday backfire on you.

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