Group Think. Group Choice.

April 7, 2021

Robert A. M. Stern has been the launching pad for some of the world’s best architects. As with many (creative) professionals, having worked at prestigious firms is often the best validator for what will come when you decide to hang out your own shingle.  You will also have the benefit of others who have done […]

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Beware The Shiny Penny

March 31, 2021

Here we are at the precipice in the United States.  Despite rising cases and lockdowns in Europe, Americans are ever hopeful that we will be largely through the COVID crisis by Summer.  Vaccines work, they are effective, prevent infection and are safe for kids and therapies are getting ever more powerful. For creative business, we […]

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Wonderland

March 23, 2021

You are a wedding designer.  When a bride and a groom contact you, you instantly know everything they have posted in their social media feeds for the last decade — where they vacation, what their pets are, where they like to eat, who their friends are, their politics, their family.  You also know what every […]

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What Does It Mean To Be A Super-Client?

March 17, 2021

“Nobody cares the way I do.” “It is so frustrating that they do not just stop and think.” “If the client knew about this, my reputation would be ruined.” This post is about employees — full-time, part-time, intern, digital or in office.  And to be even more specific, we are talking about micro-firms with, let […]

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What Will You Take With You Post-COVID?

March 10, 2021

As we move ever closer to living in a post-COVID world, the question everyone should be asking is what will you take with you? If you have not yet listened to my conversation with Michael Beneville on this week’s podcast, I hope you can find the time.  During our conversation and the multiple times I […]

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A New Paradigm

March 3, 2021

I just finished recording my first ever conversation for my podcast.  I usually just riff on what I am thinking about for creative business.  I decided that, as we approach the end of COVID, I needed to bring in someone far wiser than I when it comes to what tomorrow might be.  Enter Michael Beneville […]

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Having Perspective

February 24, 2021

So I saw a fascinating thread where someone posted, “Doing work you hate will not lead to work you love.”  The responses ranged from YES! to but you have to pay your dues to get your shot.  My response, all of the responses are right and all are wrong. First, no one is going to […]

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Change Is Hard – No More Percentage Pricing

February 17, 2021

It is no secret that I believe all creative business get paid for three things: design, production, reveal (installation). The price of design is what you say it is while the price of production and, often, reveal is market driven.  In other words, there is a huge difference between coming up with what IT is […]

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Hard Thinking

February 10, 2021

I am reading Adam Grant’s new book, Think Again.  It is all about challenging ourselves to act more like scientists and actively question our beliefs as much as possible.  I love it and am loving the book.  Huge fan of Adam Grant and his way of re-thinking organizational psychology. I find the paradox of creative […]

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Race And Gender

February 3, 2021

Fear does not only mean there is a gun pointed at your head or some similar threat.  In fact, physical threats are not the deepest fear we all face for the simple reason it will be over one way or another.  No, the deepest fear is being seen, or worse, ignored for the essence of […]

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