Is It Time to Hire a Director of Culture?
The job title “director of culture” is relatively new within the past five or so years. But we’re seeing more and more smaller to mid-size,
Jen Spencer
March 21, 2019
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How to Make Your Impact as a Creative Leader
What gets you from A to B isn’t what gets you from B to C. As a creative leader, what brought you early career success
Jen Spencer
March 20, 2019
The Four Facets of Effective Creative Leadership
There’s vulnerability, inherent chaos, and unchartered waters in pushing creative boundaries and it takes a nuanced leader to manage well. Leadership can make or break
Kim Tidwell
March 11, 2019
How to Scale Management and Leadership in Your Company
We just finished a fun project with a client creating a Management and Leadership Style Guide. The partners of this company wanted to guide the
Jen Spencer
March 10, 2019
The Dangers of Control
As a leader, you do have to engage in a little extra oversight sometimes — perhaps on a high-stakes project or when one of your
Jen Spencer
March 4, 2019
Grit in the Face of Adversity
Franklin Roosevelt, Maya Angelou, Albert Einstein, Walt Disney…history is full of stories of wildly successful people who have overcome incredible odds. This is not to
Kim Tidwell
October 27, 2015
What Really Makes You Valuable
Last week I had the honor of opening the Worldwide Partners’ North America Annual Meeting with a talk about The Humanity of Creativity. Much of
Jen Spencer
October 5, 2015
Get Out of Your Element; Get Back in the Game
Think back on your career. What are the experiences that brought on the most personal growth, or are most fulfilling to look back upon? I’m
Kim Tidwell
July 23, 2015
Your Creative Juice
I want you to remember the last time you felt really creative. Perhaps it was…
Jen Spencer
July 7, 2015
Five Ways to Architect Inspiration
“Inspiration” isn’t some nice-to-have bonus at your office. It’s essential to doing the kind of work you want to do. We’d place it up there
Kim Tidwell
June 24, 2015
The Power of Play in Innovation
The answer isn’t always to work harder. In fact, as creatives, hard work gets in our way sometimes. Think about where and when you and
Kim Tidwell
June 8, 2015
Why It Isn’t Your Job to Make People Happy
Happiness isn’t everything. Especially in how you lead. Is it important to help build happiness? Yes. Is it the main thing that matters? No. Your
Jen Spencer
March 30, 2015
