How do you tell your staff to polish up in thier image at work ?

Question

that includes hair ,proper make up(not over doing it)

Answer 1

well, those things i dont think you can really control without offending someone. i think the most you can do is try to encourage everyone to dress nicely. and remind them that how they look reflects how much they care about their job and the business they work for.

Answer 2

This is a very difficult topic that I recently had to deal with my own staff.

Lessons I learned:

1. Don't publicly point someone out. It's going to create negative goodwill and won't necessarily change their behavior.

2. Don't publish the company handbook. People are smart and they'll see through that as a thinly veiled attack on their "style".

3. Do try and "Jedi Mind Trick" them. The best motivator is when employees convince themselves that it is the right thing to do without overtly telling them. I held a meeting pointing out a problem that we had. I told them of some of the consequence that would come up with things continued and asked them for advice. Then I thanked them for their feedback (no matter how good or bad the advice) was. I kept going until I got some advice that was no brainer. By asking for their advice, I got staff on board to comply with some very basic stuff because they saw the bigger picture. Plus they got what all employees wanted - to be heard and appreciated.

4. Lead by example. Two of my staff started abusing casual Fridays (football jerseys, jeans, athletic shoes). What did I do? I started wearing smart business casual (e.g. ties, tailored shirts, pressed slacks) on Friday. I didn't mandate that anybody else dress up, but it created an uncomfortable comfort gap between them and me. Nobody likes showing up at a party under-dressed. Same principle. If you dress better, they might dress better. Then again, some people don't give a crap and not much you can do about that.

Answer 3

Since they are your staff, you can always organise a one-to-one chat.

Make it seem like an improvement campaign for the whole department without targeting anyone in particular.

Talk to your staff personally to keep it confidential. And you can then adjust the content of your chat based on the staff's existing image "condition".

This way you can send the message to everyone, without causing anybody to feel offended, and while maintaining confidentiality of your comments to each staff.

Answer 4

bring in a image consultant and have them do the work for you and have them do a general and personal meetings and make some guild lines which are to be followed or else provided that image is important or just start hiring new staff and letting go of non conforming staff on that biases

Answer 5

You need to speak to each offender one on one in private. They will hate you for it, but it's the only way. And I'm sorry, but if you don't single them out they won't know that they are the ones who need improvement. But people can be thick-headed, so you need specific examples. Keep a diary for one week of what each person is wearing. Describe what they have on, the hairstyle, makeup, etc. Then list the pros, cons, or any other details. Use these to back up your concerns. Maybe take each one out to lunch and do this after eating.

Trying to outdo them so they'll do the same is cute (I gave it a thumbs up), but will probably backfire, since they will probably overcompensate with too much makeup, etc.

Answer 6

Do you have a clown employee? I think every job has one of those. I swear, I can still smell that persons' thick, cloying, disgusting, perfume 30 minutes after she leaves the elevator. I've told her that she would look so much better without all that make-up covering her beautiful skin. She said that her husband is colorblind, so she HAS to overdo it so he can tell she put in so much effort for him. I said, "Your husband doesn't work here, and none of us are colorblind. The fluorescent lights in this place really make you look garish, I don't think that is what you really want, is it?" She said she didn't give a crap what anyone else thinks. I tried, she didn't care. I'm done. Good luck with your effort.

Answer 7

Call a meeting. Inform the staff (all) as to the importance
of why good appearance will enhance the company's
future prospects. Do not single out any individual but
make sure that they understand that sloppiness will not
be tolerated in future.

Answer 8

either send out a memo showing the company handbook on image. or if none, create one and post it.

if anyone complains, remind them that they are a service or customer based company and during these economic times you need every edge to gain or keep each customer.

Answer 9

put out a memo and stress the importance of looking professional.

Answer 10

Lead by example. If you work with women, they will try to out do you.