by Andy Brenits | Apr 4, 2013 | From the Field
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 design practice and academia. Our in-house...
by Andy Brenits | Mar 7, 2013 | From the Field
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 guidelines for cash awards, with the...
by Andy Brenits | Jan 2, 2013 | From the Field
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 some goals for yourself, but make sure you...
by Andy Brenits | Dec 3, 2012 | From the Field
By Andy Brenits 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 my performance against...
by Andy Brenits | Oct 1, 2012 | From the Field
By Andy Brenits “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 it...
