Essays on creative leadership,
culture, and the human side of work.
Published weekly, with an original illustration. Two series: Becoming and Advisory Notes.
It was bad enough naming my fee in person. Now I’m desperately trying to read them through the screen. Looking for the cues. Trying to not freak. The sweat running down my back. Glad for that bit of privacy anyway. Sound familiar? Join our workshop Negotiations for Creatives in the Age of Covid. Let us…
Yes our is strength in struggle. Why? Because we creatives invest emotionally in the work we do. It’s that emotion that makes our work a powerful tool for ourselves, our clients and our community. But when it comes to asking for money we struggle with the emotions that go with the ask. Often giving in…
Things that helped me escape once seemed the answer, when cars grew fins and possibility seemed everywhere. I remember in pictures. I see it first, and the words follow. With the words, meaning grows from the pictures and the feelings that lie under it all. Now I know my creativity is trying to fill the…
So you walked away wondering why you agreed? Feeling sick after agreeing to a fee or salary? We sure have. Jessica and I have built our course Negotiating for Creatives, so you never have to walk away with the feeling you’ve been screwed. Join our seminar Negotiations for Creatives January 11-15, 10-noon, $200. More info…
I’ve been there. Have you? I’ve learned that the fear means I’m alive. Leave it to latter I’d think. Knowing I was just too afraid to face it. Then I’d roll over, give in and just not ask. Sound familiar? It’s an all to familiar experience for both Jessica and I. As creatives we’ve left money…
What really is the right thing to do? When tents fill the streets, And food banks empty Did our votes decide the thing, Or are we still riding the despair? Is it the virus that got us here? Or did the virus show us where we are? From loser to cult leader? From president for…
The most vivid dreams include my dogs. I dream of my last dog and all the sweet doggies that preceded him. These dreams are always brought on by stress. The doggies must be a part of my psyche that wants to comfort me. The dream In the dream I was searching for the place where…