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I was interviewed by Melissa Mazzoleni for HOW recently about leading in-house teams, and how in-house creatives can get their careers moving forward. Below is an excerpt, and link to the original article. "...Managing a design business – or any business – just isn’t...

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Here Comes ‘da Judge (of the In-House Design Awards)

I'm honored to have been asked to judge the 2014 In-House Design Awards for HOW Magazine. "...As the deadline for this year’s In-House Design Awards is just around the corner, we’re excited to announce the outstanding in-house experts who will act as judges for the...

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Program Director, 2015 HOW Conference

I've been selected to be the co-program director for the 2015 HOW Design conference, In-House Managers program. With friend and colleague Ed Roberts, we'll be working with the directors of the other programs to develop a strong topic and speaker list.

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Big Change for In-House Designers

I was  interviewed by Bryn Mooth for HOW magazine about how In-House is changing. Below is an excerpt, and link to the original article. "...The in-house industry is maturing on a couple of different fronts. One, we’re seeing (especially now that the economy is...

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4 Tips for Managing and Leading Creative Teams

I've had all kinds of bosses during the last twenty years. Some were great, while others...not so much. As my career progressed and I decided that I wanted to get into management, I naturally thought to myself "When I get there, I'm going to do it better." Sound...

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5 In-Source Presidents Get Together

The 5 past and present InSource Presidents recently got together to talk about their experiences leading InSource, and reminisce about how they came to join the organization. The two-hour conversation lead to brainstorming, and reminiscing, and will be the topic of an...

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Creative Start-up, Part 12: Failure is an Option

In-House Business Startup Journal Part 12 No, the title is not a mistake. Sometimes, you have to let things fail. I have started and lead 3 creative businesses in my career; 2 in-house, and 1 agency.  I have also be part of a few business re-organizations in both...

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Creative Start-up, Part 11: Recognition & Reward

In-House Business Startup Journal Part 11 For many in-house employees, year-end reviews are typically followed by an announcement of merit increases (AKA raises) and incentive payouts (bonuses).  As managers we often wrestle with the balance of following the corporate...

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Creative Start-up, Part 10: Goal Setting

In-House Business Startup Journal Part 10 How many of us set new years resolutions around December 31st only to forget them by January 3rd? Last month I journaled about performance reviews and measuring your work for the past year. The only way to do this is to set...

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Creative Start-up, Part 9: Performance Reviews

In-House Business Startup Journal Part 9 Well, it’s that time of year again for many corporate creatives… the year-end performance review cycle has begun again. Unlike many of my colleagues on the outside, I need to follow a prescribed process whereby I self-evaluate...

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Creative Start-up, Part 8: Admitting Mistakes

In-House Business Startup Journal Part 8 “Steve jobs would never have done that” I thought to myself, as I read the open apology by Tim Cook regarding the new Maps app in iOS6. As I said those words I realized that I don’t actually think that Tim Cook was wrong to do...

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