Men notice details—despite what we’ve been accused of for decades. Case in point: I walked out of a meeting yesterday and got hit with, “Hey Sir, I like your socks—they match your jacket.”
That makes two senior leaders, in two weeks, who’ve zeroed in on my socks like it’s part of the command inspection checklist. Apparently, somewhere between strategy briefs and operational updates, we’ve added “coordinated hosiery” to the standard.
The takeaway? You can spend years refining leadership, decision-making, and presence—but in the end, it’s the socks that close the deal.