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My Favourite Tip: Ex-Pinterest President Tim Kendall on using your clothing as a communication tool
Jul 1, 2019
Former President of Pinterest and current CEO of Moment, Tim Kendall, discusses the power of using clothing as a communication tool. Topics include wearing t-shirts to symbolize focus, promoting company culture through attire, and the impact of true focus and using clothing to cut through noise in a corporate setting.
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- Using clothing as a communication tool can be a powerful way for leaders to convey messages and cut through corporate communication clutter.
- True focus involves choosing one essential project and challenging the common self-delusion of being focused.
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The power of symbolic communication through attire
Tim Kendall, the former president of Pinterest, shares his experience of wearing a t-shirt with the word 'focus' on it for almost four years. What started as a bet with a coworker turned into a symbolic way for Tim to communicate his dedication and mindset to his team. He realized that as a leader in a growing company, the options for symbolic communication become limited, and using his outfit became a powerful way to convey his message. This example highlights the importance of finding creative ways to make messages stand out and cut through the clutter in an average corporate communication environment.
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