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June 15, 2020

Trading One Boss for Twenty

You’re really busy. At least that’s what I hear. There might be some tougher times ahead, but you made some early adjustments and now the slimmed down crew is just […]

Clients, Growing Your Business, Growth, Management, Managing Clients, Managing People

May 28, 2020

Why the Work of Creatives, Marketers, and Digital Experts is Unregulated

At some point I probably won’t be allowed to think out loud anymore, but until they pry this 16″ MacBook away from me (or you unsubscribe), I’m going to keep […]

Clients, Expertise, Managing Clients, Marketing, Marketing Yourself, The Work

May 3, 2020

Is Now A Good Time To Rip That Band-Aid Off?

Nearing the end of a substantial advisory engagement, some clients ask me how to implement the changes that we’ve agreed on together. There’s no doubt about what needs to be […]

Benchmarking, Clients, Developing Processes, Finance, Management, Managing Clients, Managing People, Marketing, Marketing Yourself

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 […]

Benchmarking, Clients, Developing Processes, Finance, Management, Managing Clients, Managing People, Marketing, Marketing Yourself

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 […]

Benchmarking, Clients, Developing Processes, Finance, Management, Managing Clients, Managing People, Marketing, Marketing Yourself

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 […]

Benchmarking, Clients, Developing Processes, Finance, Management, Managing Clients, Managing People, Marketing, Marketing Yourself

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 […]

Benchmarking, Clients, Developing Processes, Finance, Management, Managing Clients, Managing People, Marketing, Marketing Yourself

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 […]

Benchmarking, Clients, Developing Processes, Finance, Management, Managing Clients, Managing People, Marketing, Marketing Yourself

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 […]

Benchmarking, Clients, Developing Processes, Finance, Management, Managing Clients, Managing People, Marketing, Marketing Yourself

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 […]

Benchmarking, Clients, Developing Processes, Finance, Management, Managing Clients, Managing People, Marketing, Marketing Yourself

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 […]

Clients, Digital, Management, Managing Clients, Managing People, Processes, Roles

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 […]

Expertise, Growing Your Business, Growth, Managing Clients, Marketing, Marketing Yourself

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