The notch

Did you know the V-Notch in a jumper isn’t just for decoration? In fact, it was originally designed to allow a sweatshirt to stretch over a football helmet.

As I learnt from a TikToker, the V-Notch was invented by Benjamin Russell in 1926 to do two things - soak up sweat and reinforce the collar.

But these days it’s often there for purely aesthetic reasons because, over time, its functional purpose has been forgotten.

The ‘what’ has been passed down, but not the ‘why’. (And no, this isn’t a Simon Sinek thing).

❌ In business, when it’s only the ‘what’ that gets shared, it spurs resistance to change because “that’s how we’ve always done it”.

✅ If you instead share the “why”, you'll open up so many other avenues to achieve the desired outcome.

If this has piqued your interest, learn more about how to influence change the right way in my course Influencing Action.