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What creatives can do when they lack motivation
26
Apr

We can all lack motivation. Now, more than ever, designers spend many hours working remotely. This article shares how to keep yourself motivated.

Posted in: Business of design , creative business coach , design business coach , Design business coaching , small business mentoring ,
Tags: design career , design coach , design coaching , design mentor , designers , designers mental health , designers staying motivated , mental health , Professional development , Studio management ,
How to run a design meeting
28
Feb

Many designers aren’t taught how to run a meeting efficiently and effectively and that’s a problem when you need to demonstrate confident management of a project. This article might help.

Posted in: Business of design , creative business coach , design business coach , female business coach , small business mentoring ,
Tags: Business of design , design business , design coaching , Design management , design meetings , Design strategy , design studio management , Professional development , Studio management ,
Why not onboard existing employees?
09
Feb

Managing a creative business is about constant change of direction, overcoming obstacles and reinvention. The skills is keeping clients and employees onside.

Posted in: Business of design , creative business coach , design business coach , female business coach , small business mentoring ,
Tags: Business of design , capability building , design business , design business coach , design business mentor , design career , design clients , design coaching , Design management , Design strategies , Design strategy , design studio management , designers mental health , graphic design clients , new employees , onboarding employees , Professional development , Studio management ,
Find clients by improving your onlyness
01
Feb

New year. Let’s take a fresh look at how you get new business and question, what if clients found you instead of you having to find them?

Posted in: Business of design , creative business coach , design business coach , female business coach , small business mentoring ,
Tags: choosing your client , design career , design clients , design coaching , graphic design clients ,
How to identify the good clients
23
Nov

Unfortunately bad clients are not easily identified. They are not labelled, infact most bad clients look and act exactly the same as a good client.

Posted in: Business of design , creative business coach , Creatives and perfectionism , creatives mental health , design business coach , female business coach , small business mentoring ,
Tags: design career , design clients , design coaching , designers mental health , mental health and perfectionism , overcoming perfectionism ,
designer suffering from perfectionism
Perfectionism explained
16
Nov

Many creatives suffer from perfectionism. It’s not a positive trait, in fact perfectionism is really setting yourself up to fail. This article explains why.

Posted in: Business of design , creative business coach , Creatives and perfectionism , creatives mental health , design business coach , female business coach , small business mentoring ,
Tags: design career , design clients , design coaching , designers mental health , mental health and perfectionism , overcoming perfectionism ,
On what basis are you making this decision?
07
Jun

On what basis are you making this decision? What a valuable question. It works brilliantly when asked by creatives to clients after a pitch.

Posted in: Business of design , clients decision-making , Design business coaching , Design business strategy , how clients make decisions ,
Tags: Australian creative industry , design coaching , how to present design , presenting design , presenting to clients , project management ,
Designers looking down, working on R&D
Putting design into R&D
31
May

R&D is an untapped market for designers yet it’s an area organisations have budget and where design can make a difference.

Posted in: Business of design , Design business coaching , Design business strategy , Design index , Design new business strategy , design value , graphic design studio mentor , Human centred design ,
Tags: Australian creative industry , design coaching , Design management , design maturity report , Design maturity research , Design Value Chain , Michael C Porter , new business strategies , profitable design businesses , project management , Value Chain ,
Getting more work from existing clients
25
May

All designers should feel fairly compensated but settling on what is ‘fair’ is difficult. And because most creative firms are small, there is a ceiling limit

Posted in: Business of design , Design business coaching , Design business strategy , Design index , design value , Human centred design ,
Tags: Australian creative industry , B2E , business-to-employee , design coaching , Design management , design maturity report , new business strategies , profitable design businesses , project management ,
What is a fair wage for a designer?
13
May

All designers should feel fairly compensated but settling on what is ‘fair’ is difficult. And because most creative firms are small, there is a ceiling limit

Posted in: Business of design , Design business coaching , Design business strategy , Design index , design value , Human centred design ,
Tags: Australian creative industry , design coaching , Design management , designer wages , paying designers , profitable design businesses , project management ,
what’s in a job title?
11
May

Clear, concise and practical job descriptions for designers takes the ambiguity out of job titles and the skills needed for a promotion.

Posted in: Business of design , Design business coaching , Design business strategy , Design index , design value , Human centred design ,
Tags: Australian creative industry , design coaching , Design management , designer job description , Job descriptions , job titles , profitable design businesses , project management ,
Using design to change behavior
04
May

Creatives are often commissioned to help change behaviour – a difficult task. This research maps how, and why people participate in change.

Posted in: Business of design , Design business coaching , Design business strategy , Design index , design value , Human centred design ,
Tags: Australian creative industry , design coaching , Design management , Design professional development , Design strategies , Ladder of participation , profitable design businesses , project management , Sherry Arnstein ,
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