Defend Your Ask
Read Time: 6 minutes
You've worked with a client to define the project scope, but now there's pressure to cut your price. Here's how to keep the contract on your terms.
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Archive for: Creative
8/3
Why I Turned Down My “Dream Job” (Guest Post)
Read Time: 5 minutes
By Allison Durazzi Oh. My. God. I was about to get my dream job! I aced the interviews, and they... View Article
Design Firm Growth: Does it Really Matter to Creatives?
Read Time: 3 minutes
In a recent article, Thomas Lockwood, an executive recruiter in the design industry, asks Why are design firms stagnating? I don’t think it really matters.
7/8
Fear and Change: My Story: Burnley and Beyond (Part 4 of 4)
Read Time: 3 minutes
My confidence turned into arrogance, and I stumbled. But I drew upon my lessons from childhood and worked hard to turn my mistakes into successes.
7/1
Fear and Change: My Story: High School (Part 3 of 4)
Read Time: 3 minutes
Through the support of a mentor, I learned that there was a place for me, and that fear was an incentive to focus and make good things happen.
6/24
Fear and Change: My Story: Elementary School (Part 2 of 4)
Read Time: 3 minutes
Constant change left me in a deep well of loneliness. From that well sprang confidence in my artistic ability, and learned to stand up for myself.
6/17
Fear and Change: My Story (Part 1 of 4)
Read Time: 4 minutes
My early childhood was unusually tumultuous, beginning from day one. I learned self-reliance and to protect myself in dangerous situations.
5/20
The Hidden Power of Stepping Away
Read Time: 4 minutes
How do you handle it when you — and your emotions — are at the negotiating table? My approach helps creatives regain control in meetings.
5/6
Get a Coach. Be a Coach.
You're stuck in the middle of a dilemma but can't work with a professional career coach. Here's how to ask a friend to help you.
4/22
We’re Creatives
Read Time: 4 minutes
We wear our hearts on our sleeves. That makes it difficult when we’re asking for the money. Here's four reasons why, and how to deal with it.
