Breaking the Norm
The decade after the millennium (the year 2000) witnessed the emergence of the Corporate class. The decade that followed (2010-2020), has brought with it the Creative sector with solutions geared towards the modern digital era. This has seen an influx of the ‘Creative’ that embodies a personality known for their casual outlook.
With traditional professional etiquette requiring a formal dress code in work related situations, the professional institutions are struggling to embrace the Creative’s approach.
To understand Creatives & their motivations, we reference some biology. A Creative is a right-brainer that uses the emotional over the rational side of their brain to understand phenomena. This helps with creative problem solving & trickles all the way down to their dress code. With the need to break commonly held assumptions to creatively formulate solutions for their market & clients, professional norms are broken as they seek to redefine themselves to match their creative dispositions.
Tips
- Stereotypes of the professional environment are natural. Seek to overcome them when working with a Creative & focus on their outcomes
- As a creative seeking to make a name for yourself, keep a well kempt, hygienic & smart outlook when presenting your ideas. Don’t seek to over bend the rules.
- As a creative, have two sides of your wardrobe with a suit & tie for those once in a lifetime opportunities & your model casual look for your day to day activities.
- Let’s harmonise & get the best out of each other.
- Treasure your creative to get the best possible outcomes. Overcome the natural professional stereotypes & create harmonious working relationships.
Outcomes
- Better working relationships & outcomes.
Thank You for Reading.
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