How do you set the mood at your business?

We recently caught up with Jeffrey Hayzlett, bestselling business author of Running the Gauntlet and The Mirror Test.  Jeffrey gave us a little insight into one of his topics.

Set the Mood

What does it feel like when you walk around your business? Good or bad? Oppressive or productive? What are people wearing? How do they handle themselves?  A bad mood can ruin a company faster than a bad business.

Mood is everything.

When I take over a business I start with cleaning. That’s right cleaning. We clean storerooms, bathrooms, boardrooms. Roll up your sleeves and prepare to get dirty. Presentation of your business, your dress, your demeanor is one of the easiest things to change and the first to be overlooked in the throes of everyday business.

Mood is the foundation of it all—the first steps of changing company culture.

Catch Jeffrey Hayzlett when he presents a webinar for SMEI on February 15, 2012.