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In this podcast, Katie and Carol discuss four tips from their book Skirt Strategies: 249 Success Tips for Women in Leadership.  Taken together these tips provide a great framework for how to make sure your business or organization has a climate where people want to come to work and do a good job. Listen to this podcast for inspiration on how to implement organizational climate change in your office.

Tip 56:  Say “hello” first to others in passing.
Look people in the eye when greeting others and ask your staff to do the same.

Tip 57:  Keep a spare umbrella at work for someone in need.

Tip 58:  Say “Thank You” when passing the janitorial staff in the hall. You may even add a comment about how great the office is when it is clean. Test this one out on a city employee working somewhere in public, like picking up litter in the park or sweeping a sidewalk. The typical response – complete shock because they have clearly not received adequate positive feedback.

Tip 59:  Surprise your employees with unexpected treats, preferably brain food and not doughnuts. IF you decide to indulge, make it worth the calories. A homemade cake from a coveted recipe is distinctive. Offer something special, after all, people EXPECT women to be able to cook. (wink wink) They LOVE that about us! So let’s say you don’t bake, you are certainly capable of picking out great pastries. Remember, boxed brownies are almost as good as homemade.