Category: Culture
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Thriving Through Turmoil: Building a Resilient Creative Team
As the business landscape grows increasingly unpredictable, organizations must seek ways to safeguard themselves against the impact of economic downturns. One way to achieve this is by building a recession-proof creative team that can adapt to changes and continue to deliver value to the organization, even in challenging times.
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It’s Time to Stop Rewarding Toxic Rockstars
While they may be highly skilled and talented at their jobs, toxic rockstars can have a damaging impact on the overall work environment. These employees may exhibit disruptive or difficult behavior, and may prioritize their own success over the success of the team or the organization.
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Advocating Design in Your Organization: Why and How to Do It
Design has the power to drive business success and innovation, yet many designers struggle to advocate for their work within their organizations. Whether it’s a lack of understanding or appreciation for the value of design, competing priorities, or limited resources, these challenges can make it difficult for designers to make the case for their work…
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The Secret Guide to Great Design Team Management
Managing a creative team can be overwhelming, challenging and, for some, frustrating. Burnout, impatience and lack of control, tight restrictions, are only part of the problems you’ll be facing with a design team. The remote working environment makes this situation even worse, making it harder to monitor your team to ensure their wellbeing. On top of…
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Strategies for Fostering a Culture of Inquiry
Imagine a company where employees are hesitant to ask questions, share ideas, or speak up when they notice something that could be improved. Meetings are unproductive, innovation is stifled, and progress is slow. This isa scenario that is all too common in many organizations, but it doesn’t have to be this way. By building a…
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The Surprising Link Between Structure and Creativity
When we think of creativity, many of us envision a free-spirited artist or writer pouring their heart and soul onto the canvas or page, with no regard for structure or rules. However, the truth is that structure can be just as important to the creative process as freedom and spontaneity. In fact, many successful artists,…
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From Start-up to Scale-up: Maintaining a Strong Culture as Your Company Evolves
Organizational culture refers to the values, beliefs, and behaviors that make up a company’s unique identity. It affects how workers communicate with one another, make choices, and approach their work. Increased engagement, productivity, and retention of employees can result from having a strong, positive culture.
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What to Do When a Client Treats You Like an Employee
Imagine this: you are a service provider who has been working with a particular client for several months on a project-by-project basis. You have always been paid on time and have a good working relationship with the client.
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Battling Burnout: How to Identify It on Your Design Team
Design teams can have many challenges, and even the best managers make mistakes too. These common problems may include: not addressing the isolation felt by any of the team members, overlooking an individual’s development, a lack of vision, not fully motivating team members, lack of a feedback process and more. There are many more examples…
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Winning Customers with the Power of Show, Don’t Tell
Imagine this: You’re a business owner attempting to draw new clients to your online shop. Despite having a fantastic product, you are having trouble selling it. You’ve tried various marketing tactics, but none of them appear to be effective. You’re starting to wonder if there’s something you’re missing.