In Melbourne
The Designing Leaders team is in Melbourne, Australia, today, where we are teaching a workshop for entrepreneurs who are looking to move into new international markets. We will come back with some highlights and insights from this session.
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- Aug, 05, 2015
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Aug, 05, 2015
What Do You Want to Work On Today?
Google has a well-known policy of requiring its employees to spend 20% of their time at work on projects of their own. This is not designed for employees to do outside work on company time, but instead is supposed to be something good for Google, something outside the norm, something original. Of course, Google is […]
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- Aug, 03, 2015
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It’s All About Attitude
Even as leaders we all work for someone. Whether it is for a boss higher up the food chain, the shareholders, or our clients, we always answer to somebody. And when the person you’re working for lays down a goal in front of you, you have two possible attitudes you can take: “Let’s figure out […]
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- Jul, 31, 2015
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Status Reports
How much over-the-shoulder oversight should you do? How closely do you need to keep track of what your employees are doing? Good questions. There might not be any definitive answers, but at least they are good questions. As a leader you are responsible for getting projects finished and products completed. You have deadlines, whether client-driven […]
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- Jul, 29, 2015
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Stay In Touch With Your Creative Side
Moving from being an employee to being a leader is a big transition, and in many ways it is like moving into a new line of work. That change becomes even more obvious as you look at creative industries. The best people to lead Creatives often started out as Creatives themselves. Sure, you can bring […]
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- Jul, 24, 2015
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