Does your dress code match your email…?
More and more companies are moving towards a casual dress code. We often wear the right clothes to do the right job. You would never garden in your high heels, the trusted wellington boot is the footwear of choice.
If we are not wearing the right dress does it mean that our tone becomes more relaxed.
- Do we mind if the team use emojis in their emails?
- Use Hi instead of Dear
- Sign off with thanks or cheers
- Go straight into the email
- Put the content of the email in the subject box
- Use comic sans as a font
When dress codes change they often get misinterpreted, what is casual in my eyes might not be in some-one else’s eyes. There is an adjustment phase, some team members intentionally push the boundaries. Our clothes are very much a part of the image and the culture we belong in. They are easy to spot and give feedback on.
The tonality and content of your team emails are harder to spot.
Introduce guidelines of the tonality you expect and the look and appearance of your emails. They are often and the first contact with your company, ensure that it is the right image.
