Essays on creative leadership,
culture, and the human side of work.
Published weekly, with an original illustration. Two series: Becoming and Advisory Notes.
I’m very happy – actually, “thrilled” is more appropriate – that Joe Biden is our new president. I wanted Bernie Sanders, but I understood he might not be acceptable to enough U.S. voters. It was Bernie who nudged me into thinking about these larger issues that affect us all. Bernie who gave me the courage…
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…
The Seattle Creative Directory Three things that always pique my interest in something: It’s new. It’s cool. And it helps us connect as creatives. Check out Jonny McConnell’s Seattle Creative Directory. Within the directory, Jonny hopes to list all the professional creative businesses operating in our area. Links to more than 200 firms are currently…
Struggling with asking for what you need? Jessica Knapp and I created this seminar to answer the burning need… Negotiations for Creatives – January 11-15, 10-noon, and only $200 per attendee – has been structured to help creatives understand how to turn our natural discomfort asking for the money into a strength. A discomfort increased during Covid.…
If I lose the compulsion, the effort will go nowhere. Feeling anxious. Is it too much coffee? Or just the prewriting jitters? I can’t tell, although I did just finish my third cup. The doubts begin. Doubts seem to drive my writing. Doubts about the world, myself and why things are the way they are.…