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April 23, 2020
What You Can Be Certain About When There’s Uncertainty Everywhere
One of the most challenging aspects of leading in a time like this is the uncertainty. Should I cut staff? What impact will government assistance have on my decisions? When […]
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: What You Can Be Certain About When There’s Uncertainty Everywhere
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April 20, 2020
[DECK] Getting Your Head Straight As “Normal” Approaches
On Friday, our entire neighborhood’s internet went down during the live webinar, so I just started over and recorded it from scratch. We weren’t able to capture the Q/A. This […]
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: [DECK] Getting Your Head Straight As “Normal” Approaches
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April 7, 2020
[DECK] After the Triage, How Do You Prepare for Life on the Other Side?
Greetings! I wanted to send you the finished audio/video file of yesterday’s webinar, entitled “After the Triage: How Do You Prepare Your Firm For Life On the Other Side?” Here […]
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: [DECK] After the Triage, How Do You Prepare for Life on the Other Side?
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April 1, 2020
After the Triage, How Do You Prepare for Life on the Other Side?
After the Triage, How Do You Prepare for Life on the Other Side? You’re probably busy doing and thinking and reading, these days, so I’ll keep this short: If I […]
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: After the Triage, How Do You Prepare for Life on the Other Side?
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March 25, 2020
Update on Staff Reductions at Your Firm
Dismissing Staff Humanely We had 998 register for the webinar yesterday on “Staff Reductions: Why, When, How…and the Alternatives”–a surprisingly large number. We were able to capture great audio so […]
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: Update on Staff Reductions at Your Firm
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March 22, 2020
A Personal Note from Me to You
A Personal Note from Me to You I cope by writing. If I go too long between “fixes” I start to shake a little and get grumpy. So far, reaching […]
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: A Personal Note from Me to You
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March 15, 2020
Update on the Impact of COVID-19 On Your Marketing, Creative, or Digital Firm
Navigating the Impact of COVID-19 on Your Firm We had 850+ register for the webinar this week on “Preparing Your Firm for the Coronavirus”–a surprisingly large number. After not being […]
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: Update on the Impact of COVID-19 On Your Marketing, Creative, or Digital Firm
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January 16, 2020
Pros and Cons of Agile…in the Real World
The “agile” word is kind of like the “UX” word—a lot more firms are slinging that term around than are actually doing it well. Those firms are all over the […]
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: Pros and Cons of Agile…in the Real World
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October 29, 2019
Moving from a Scarcity to an Abundance Mindset in the Creative Field
I keep seeing evidence of a “scarcity mentality” in myself…and in you readers. I want to give you a few things to think about, but here’s the payoff: Your scarcity […]
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: Moving from a Scarcity to an Abundance Mindset in the Creative Field
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September 27, 2019
Losing Effective Control of Your Firm
Regardless of the circumstances surrounding your firm’s birth, you were drawn to the promise of more control over your business life. You might have been tired of all the effort […]
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: Losing Effective Control of Your Firm
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August 20, 2019
What Kind Of Client Work Will You Turn Down?
My 2Bobs podcast partner, Blair Enns, will sometimes ask this question: “What does it take to get fired around here?” He’s wondering whether a particular culture will spit people out. […]
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: What Kind Of Client Work Will You Turn Down?
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August 5, 2019
Is Offering Staff Augmentation In Your Future?
More and more creative firms are getting nudged into “staff augmentation” for their clients, and a dozen of my clients have embraced it–all of those are making buckets of money. […]
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: Is Offering Staff Augmentation In Your Future?
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