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Professional Image – Your Standards?

Friday, February 18th, 2011

The Meeting to Win Agenda that is delivered to subscribers on February 25th addresses Professional Image in regards to appearance.  A colleague who knew about this Professional Image series forwarded us an article, UBS relaxing dress code, which set underwear standards.  I had a colleague on our HR team at a previous employer who wrote the funniest dress code policy.  I wish I would have saved it.  He even went so far as to suggest “no white shoes after Labor Day”.  People’s choices in the workplace create a never-ending list of “don’ts” for an HR team to address.  This is part of the joy of working with people. 

As we continue down the path of Professional Image in our sales team meeting topic series, we wanted to share this article and challenge you and your team.  The truth is that our image does impact our performance whether we like it or not. 

Ask your team members to share their own image standards in the workplace.  What is on their list of “dos” and their list of “don’ts”?  As a team, set your team’s standards together.  You can even have some fun with this!

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Image to Win – Your Choice

Thursday, August 12th, 2010

This week I am beginning a series on image.  Everything we say or do or any place we show up physically or virtually adds or detracts from the image we want to leave.  Many movie stars are masters at managing their image (Angelina Jolie) and, of course, many… are not (Paris Hilton, Mel Gibson).  Our series will be fun, sometimes funny, occasionally insulting and will take shape as we go. 

This past week we all learned about the test Hewlett-Packard Co.’s employees are suggested to take before taking action on anything.  It is suggested that they consider this: “Before I make a decision, I consider how it would look in a news story.”  I have a similar test I ask people to take.  “Before you put anything in an email, make sure you would be OK with it printed on a large billboard on the biggest highway in your city.”

To manage your image, you first must know the image you want to present.  If you are Barack Obama, your image is very different from someone like Madonna.  Our series will start with an exercise to get you and your team to define the image you want to present and then we’ll talk about how to manage that image.

Currently, our series is scheduled cover the following topics:

  • The Brand of YOU
  • The Virtual Image
  • Physical Appearance
  • Communication
  • Etiquette/Conduct

If you are recently out of college, this series can be the biggest gift your career can ever get.  A bad image limits your possibilities severely.  It’s an ugly truth, but it’s the truth.  Presenting the right image will remove a huge barrier and allow employers, clients or recruiters to see the many wonderful talents you have.  A bad image will keep you out of the conversation.

Stay with us on this series, challenge me and suggest other categories.  This is a big topic and one of the most important factors contributing to your success.  Thanks for joining us.

Meeting to Win will be publishing a sales team meeting series on this topic in Oct 2010, also.  Subscribe now and don’t miss any opportunity to give your team a competitive advantage this year.

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