Essays on creative leadership,
culture, and the human side of work.
Published weekly, with an original illustration. Two series: Becoming and Advisory Notes.
Five people have signed up. I hold these events in our Bellingham home, sometimes consistently every month. Sometimes not. Given the upcoming holiday season, I think this will be the last Mutual Mentors in 2024. In these Mutual Mentoring sessions. We help each other by sharing our struggles and successes and simply enjoying each other’s…
We feel before we know. The car bounced a little when I hit the post. “Shit.” A quick glance and it looked like no one was around to notice. It was mid-morning, so the underground garage was full of cars but empty of people. I’d backed right into a concrete support. I didn’t want to,…
Our next Mutual Mentor meeting is Saturday, May 4th, 10 to Noon. Three people have signed up so far. I hold these at my Bellingham home, charge $25, and limit attendance to ten. Coffee, tea, and snacks provided. Location provided when you sign up. I take great pleasure from ordinary comforts like friendship, craft, memories…
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.…
Mutual Mentors: Saturday, May 4, 10 to Noon One has signed up as of today, Wednesday, April 3rd. We’ll talk about: All the things that we deal with as professional creatives The upside and the downside of being addicted to the work. Collaboration with clients and teams. Negotiating fees, deliverables, and schedules. Building a community…
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…