One of the (many) things
I noticed
when I was playing hard
in the corporate world
was…
I got more respect
when I wore a brightly colored suit.
I had a bright red
power pant suit
I’d wear
when I pitched important projects.
The execs would assume
I was in charge,
which I was.
If I was acting
in a secondary role
and wanted to support the team lead,
I’d wear black or dark blue
or some other dark color.
If I was being a little sh*t
and DIDN’T want to support
the team lead,
I’d wear bright blue or bright green.
And then the execs would
give me enough respect
to make the team lead uncomfortable.
Color is a power move.
And it WILL irritate
the f*ck out of women-hating men
when we use it
to our advantage
because they are restricted
to power ties
and can’t fully use the power
of color.
USE that advantage.
Wear color when you want
to be seen as the leader.