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Apologies Are a Sign of Strength
We all make bad decisions or find ourselves in error. But it's how we own up to our mistakes that makes all the
difference.
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A New Kind of New Year’s Resolution: Saying No
Increased efficiency is not the only solution to feeling overwhelmed. Remaining true to our resolutions also requires the audacity to say “No.”
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5 Ways to Market Yourself During a Recession
When business slows down, it’s time to
ramp up on your self-marketing efforts. Here’s a shortlist for how to jumpstart
your outreach.
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Encourage Daylighting
Sneaking side projects into a 9-to-7 schedule is becoming a way of life. We look at the benefits of encouraging "passion projects" at work.
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Communicate Your Strengths to Get Respect
The sad truth is that genius can easily go unnoticed. We must become our own best advocates and communicate our strengths and talents to others.
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Follow Passion, Not The Buck
The current economic climate provides the perfect impetus to start that passion project.
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Taking A Team’s Temperature
The chemistry of a creative team is absolutely critical for making ideas happen. Yet when a problem is brewing, our tendency is often to block it out.
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Question Your Elders
While we don't want to waste our time reinventing the wheel, it's also true that new insights often question the conventional wisdom of our elders.
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Checkpoints: Professionalism
Professionalism is often at lagerheads with passion in the creative world, but we must balance the two carefully--both are key for our ideas' success.
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Restricting The Creative Perfectionist
When setting forth on a creative project, a few restrictions may help tame perfectionist tendencies.
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Creativity Amidst Bureaucracy
Capturing action steps and moving quickly is the key to avoiding a never-ending loop of inaction in bureaucratic environments.
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A Solo Show No More!
The transition from running with your own ideas to working with a creative team can be painful. The skills needed to lead yourself are quite different.…
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