Essays on creative leadership,
culture, and the human side of work.
Published weekly, with an original illustration. Two series: Becoming and Advisory Notes.
Asking for a raise or increasing your fees feels riskier than ever. Corporate layoffs announced daily. CEOs, CMOs, and other top positions constantly changing. Yet, corporations holding more cash now than any time in history Stock market is erratic. AI is taking and disrupting white-collar jobs. University degrees no longer guarantee success. U.S. gov laying…
A follow-up to my earlier piece: Creatives, AI will take your job I do understand people being afraid AI will take their jobs. I’ve had times in my life where my income vanished unexpectedly. Scary times, those. So, I get that. I’ve seen technology changes take people’s jobs. CAD software replaced draftsmen at Boeing just…
Mutual Mentors, Bellingham, 10 AM to Noon, Saturday, May 4, 2024 Recent issues from my advising practice… Whole creative groups of laid off by giant corporations. Dealing with difficult clients, bosses, and coworkers. Finding new business and growing existing clients. Responding to RFPs, dos and don’ts. Three have signed up so far. $25 to attend.…
The world is messing with one of the greats. When bad things happen to creative organizations, I try to understand what happened and how to learn from it. So, what lessons can creatives learn from IDEO’s dramatic drop in revenue and massive layoffs? My take is that two primary things changed at IDEO. First, leadership changes…
Join us in Bellingham to discuss the state of creative professionals in our current fast-shifting reality. As always, we’ll talk about all things that affect our lives as creative professionals. What are the best ways to self-promote so prospects seek you out and past clients return? How are the current layoffs in tech and games affecting…
Three spots still open. Join fellow creative professionals and share your thoughts As always, we’ll talk about all things that affect our lives as creative professionals. The topic of getting new clients or more business from existing clients never gets old. It comes up weekly with my clients. What are the best ways to self-promote…