{"id":53123,"date":"2008-10-28T08:06:24","date_gmt":"2008-10-28T13:06:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/michaelhyatt.com\/?p=35"},"modified":"2008-10-28T08:06:24","modified_gmt":"2008-10-28T13:06:24","slug":"how-to-change-a-dress-code-policy-in-24-hours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fullfocus.co\/how-to-change-a-dress-code-policy-in-24-hours\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Change a Dress Code Policy\u2014in 24 Hours"},"content":{"rendered":"

Often, decision-making in corporations crawls along at a snail\u2019s pace. Or so it seems. But occasionally, when the right idea surfaces at the right time, things can move quickly.<\/p>\n

\"Group<\/p>\n

Photo courtesy of \u00a9iStockphoto.com\/Andresr<\/div>\n

On Thursday, October 16, at 4:30 p.m. Gabe Wicks, the VP in charge of our Design and Multimedia Group, sent me an email. He challenged our dress code policy, saying<\/p>\n

Given the harsh economic climate, why don\u2019t we help out our employees\u2019 personal expenses while also giving them a positive perk that won\u2019t cost the company a dime? Allowing employees to wear jeans at their discretion would do both. It would certainly reduce dry cleaning costs for most staffers, and it would be a tangible policy change that would lift spirits and give people one more reason to be thankful they have a job, particularly with a company that sincerely cares about them, their finances and their comfort at work.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I replied seven minutes later to Gabe and Jim Thomason, our VP of Human Resources. I told them both that I loved the idea. Jim replied a few minutes later and suggested that we poll the executive leadership team. We gave them a \u201cnegative option,\u201d telling them that we were going to announce the change on Friday afternoon unless they objected. I wanted for our employees to go into the weekend with some positive news.<\/p>\n

By noon on Friday, we had heard from everyone on the executive team. Jim sent out a \u201cDress Code Change\u201d announcement at 1:30 p..m., less than 24 hours<\/em> from the time Gabe first presented the idea.<\/p>\n

An hour later Jim reported back that his email was \u201clit up with thank-you notes.\u201d More than one employee said to him, \u201cThis is the best news I have heard in weeks?\u201d Wow.<\/p>\n

Last week, in honor of our new dress code, I wore jeans every single day. I loved how much more productive I felt. I don\u2019t know if it was the jeans per se<\/em> or just the change of pace. Regardless, I like it.<\/p>\n

Question: Why do you think most people responded so positively to such a seemingly small change in our dress code? What other small changes could we make that would have a big impact?<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Last week, in honor of our new dress code, I wore jeans every single day. I loved how much more productive I felt. I don\u2019t know if it was the jeans per say or just the change of pace. Regardless, I like it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[211,1643,1644,80,1645,33,1562],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nHow to Change a Dress Code Policy\u2014in 24 Hours | Full Focus<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/fullfocus.co\/how-to-change-a-dress-code-policy-in-24-hours\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How to Change a Dress Code Policy\u2014in 24 Hours | Full Focus\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Last week, in honor of our new dress code, I wore jeans every single day. I loved how much more productive I felt. I don\u2019t know if it was the jeans per say or just the change of pace. Regardless, I like it.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/fullfocus.co\/how-to-change-a-dress-code-policy-in-24-hours\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Full Focus\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/facebook.com\/michaelhyatt\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:author\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/michaelhyatt\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2008-10-28T13:06:24+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/fullfocus.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/iStock_000005563401Small.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Michael Hyatt\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@michaelhyatt\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fullfocus.co\/how-to-change-a-dress-code-policy-in-24-hours\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fullfocus.co\/how-to-change-a-dress-code-policy-in-24-hours\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Michael Hyatt\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fullfocus.co\/#\/schema\/person\/e326267e17b1b742f4062fcbd4fdfff7\"},\"headline\":\"How to Change a Dress Code Policy\u2014in 24 Hours\",\"datePublished\":\"2008-10-28T13:06:24+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2008-10-28T13:06:24+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fullfocus.co\/how-to-change-a-dress-code-policy-in-24-hours\/\"},\"wordCount\":386,\"commentCount\":126,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fullfocus.co\/#organization\"},\"keywords\":[\"corporate culture\",\"dress code\",\"dress code policy\",\"employee morale\",\"jeans\",\"Leadership\",\"Thomas Nelson\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Leadership\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fullfocus.co\/how-to-change-a-dress-code-policy-in-24-hours\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/fullfocus.co\/how-to-change-a-dress-code-policy-in-24-hours\/\",\"name\":\"How to Change a Dress Code Policy\u2014in 24 Hours | Full Focus\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fullfocus.co\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2008-10-28T13:06:24+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2008-10-28T13:06:24+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fullfocus.co\/how-to-change-a-dress-code-policy-in-24-hours\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/fullfocus.co\/how-to-change-a-dress-code-policy-in-24-hours\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fullfocus.co\/how-to-change-a-dress-code-policy-in-24-hours\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/fullfocus.co\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"How to Change a Dress Code Policy\u2014in 24 Hours\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fullfocus.co\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/fullfocus.co\/\",\"name\":\"Full Focus\",\"description\":\"Win at Work and Succeed at Life\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fullfocus.co\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/fullfocus.co\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fullfocus.co\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Full Focus\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/fullfocus.co\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fullfocus.co\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/fullfocus.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Full-Focus-Logo-Tan.svg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/fullfocus.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Full-Focus-Logo-Tan.svg\",\"width\":805,\"height\":178,\"caption\":\"Full Focus\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fullfocus.co\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/facebook.com\/michaelhyatt\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/fullfocusplanner\/\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fullfocus.co\/#\/schema\/person\/e326267e17b1b742f4062fcbd4fdfff7\",\"name\":\"Michael Hyatt\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fullfocus.co\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/96062f5af6c86933efd0adddcb29204f?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/96062f5af6c86933efd0adddcb29204f?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Michael Hyatt\"},\"description\":\"Michael Hyatt is the founder and chairman of Full Focus. He has scaled multiple companies over the years, including a $250M publishing company with 700+ employees and his own leadership development company that has grown over 60% year over year for the past 4 years. Under his leadership, Full Focus has been featured in the Inc. 5000 list of the fastest-growing companies in America for three years in a row and in 2020 the company was named to Inc.\u2019s Best Work Places list. He is also the author of several New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling books, including Platform, Living Forward, Your Best Year Ever, Free to Focus and his newest book The Vision Driven Leader. He enjoys The Double Win with his wife of 40+ years, five daughters, and nine grandchildren.\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/fullfocus.co\",\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/michaelhyatt\/\",\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/michaelhyatt\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/fullfocus.co\/author\/michaelhyatt\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"How to Change a Dress Code Policy\u2014in 24 Hours | Full Focus","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/fullfocus.co\/how-to-change-a-dress-code-policy-in-24-hours\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"How to Change a Dress Code Policy\u2014in 24 Hours | Full Focus","og_description":"Last week, in honor of our new dress code, I wore jeans every single day. I loved how much more productive I felt. I don\u2019t know if it was the jeans per say or just the change of pace. Regardless, I like it.","og_url":"https:\/\/fullfocus.co\/how-to-change-a-dress-code-policy-in-24-hours\/","og_site_name":"Full Focus","article_publisher":"https:\/\/facebook.com\/michaelhyatt","article_author":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/michaelhyatt\/","article_published_time":"2008-10-28T13:06:24+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/fullfocus.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/iStock_000005563401Small.jpg"}],"author":"Michael Hyatt","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@michaelhyatt","schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/fullfocus.co\/how-to-change-a-dress-code-policy-in-24-hours\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/fullfocus.co\/how-to-change-a-dress-code-policy-in-24-hours\/"},"author":{"name":"Michael Hyatt","@id":"https:\/\/fullfocus.co\/#\/schema\/person\/e326267e17b1b742f4062fcbd4fdfff7"},"headline":"How to Change a Dress Code Policy\u2014in 24 Hours","datePublished":"2008-10-28T13:06:24+00:00","dateModified":"2008-10-28T13:06:24+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/fullfocus.co\/how-to-change-a-dress-code-policy-in-24-hours\/"},"wordCount":386,"commentCount":126,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/fullfocus.co\/#organization"},"keywords":["corporate culture","dress code","dress code policy","employee morale","jeans","Leadership","Thomas Nelson"],"articleSection":["Leadership"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/fullfocus.co\/how-to-change-a-dress-code-policy-in-24-hours\/","url":"https:\/\/fullfocus.co\/how-to-change-a-dress-code-policy-in-24-hours\/","name":"How to Change a Dress Code Policy\u2014in 24 Hours | Full Focus","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/fullfocus.co\/#website"},"datePublished":"2008-10-28T13:06:24+00:00","dateModified":"2008-10-28T13:06:24+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/fullfocus.co\/how-to-change-a-dress-code-policy-in-24-hours\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/fullfocus.co\/how-to-change-a-dress-code-policy-in-24-hours\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/fullfocus.co\/how-to-change-a-dress-code-policy-in-24-hours\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/fullfocus.co\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"How to Change a Dress Code Policy\u2014in 24 Hours"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/fullfocus.co\/#website","url":"https:\/\/fullfocus.co\/","name":"Full Focus","description":"Win at Work and Succeed at Life","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/fullfocus.co\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/fullfocus.co\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/fullfocus.co\/#organization","name":"Full Focus","url":"https:\/\/fullfocus.co\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/fullfocus.co\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/fullfocus.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Full-Focus-Logo-Tan.svg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/fullfocus.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Full-Focus-Logo-Tan.svg","width":805,"height":178,"caption":"Full Focus"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/fullfocus.co\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/facebook.com\/michaelhyatt","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/fullfocusplanner\/"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/fullfocus.co\/#\/schema\/person\/e326267e17b1b742f4062fcbd4fdfff7","name":"Michael Hyatt","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/fullfocus.co\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/96062f5af6c86933efd0adddcb29204f?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/96062f5af6c86933efd0adddcb29204f?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Michael Hyatt"},"description":"Michael Hyatt is the founder and chairman of Full Focus. He has scaled multiple companies over the years, including a $250M publishing company with 700+ employees and his own leadership development company that has grown over 60% year over year for the past 4 years. Under his leadership, Full Focus has been featured in the Inc. 5000 list of the fastest-growing companies in America for three years in a row and in 2020 the company was named to Inc.\u2019s Best Work Places list. He is also the author of several New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling books, including Platform, Living Forward, Your Best Year Ever, Free to Focus and his newest book The Vision Driven Leader. He enjoys The Double Win with his wife of 40+ years, five daughters, and nine grandchildren.","sameAs":["https:\/\/fullfocus.co","https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/michaelhyatt\/","https:\/\/twitter.com\/michaelhyatt"],"url":"https:\/\/fullfocus.co\/author\/michaelhyatt\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fullfocus.co\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53123"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fullfocus.co\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fullfocus.co\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fullfocus.co\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fullfocus.co\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=53123"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/fullfocus.co\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53123\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fullfocus.co\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53123"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fullfocus.co\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53123"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fullfocus.co\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=53123"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}