We've all heard this feedback: "It's fine." or "I don't like your use of that [color/shape/photo/etc]." Both of these...
Critique without criticism
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Two Minute Tips Articles
Keep pushing
How often do you show recognition to your team? How do you show recognition to your team? Is it a “great job” or a...
In this together
Part of being a member of a successful team has to do with getting to know your teammates. Think about each person’s...
Active Listening
How many podcasts and trainings have you listened and sat through that focused on active listening? In a work...
2-Minute Tip: Igniting Change
We’re more than just designers, we’re influencers and visionaries who have the ability to make a positive impact in...
2-minute Tip: How to ask for money
If your college grad came to you and asked, “Dad can I have $250 dollars?” would you say no before she could even...
Get to the Point
Presenting is not easy. It takes thought, planning and practice. I find that the most successful presentations don’t...
Hold Out For The Right Fit
As leaders, we must follow our gut instincts because when we don’t, it certainly comes back to bite us. Years ago I...
Can’t Find The Right Image?
Can’t find the right image? After searching and searching for weeks for a global image to depict a particular industry...
A customer service attitude
If you have clients, then you need exceptional customer service chops. All clients, internal and external, need a...
Climate control
What's the climate like on your team? Sometimes the answer depends on which day you ask me this question. What do you...
Prioritizing
It’s no easy feat prioritizing these days. E-mail, voicemail, text messages, snail mail, questions from your staff,...
Remember the group critique?
Way back when we were in design school the group critique created the uncomfortable shifty feeling of being poked at...
Well That's the Way It's Always Been
I never heard this statement when I lived on the agency side of the fence: “Well that’s the way it’s always been”. But...
Build Strong Client Relationships
Make it a point to get to know your clients as humans–they don’t bite and neither should you. This will help take the...
Anyone Out There?
Hello, anyone out there? Yet another in-house challenge: Finding great talent. In my much younger agency years I never...
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