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NEW! WHAT'S NEW FOR 2010?
InSource President,
Andre Paquin 2010 is an important year for all of us but especially so for InSource. Why? In 2010, we're making a promise to our members to get back to basics and that means a return to the very things our members told us they liked most about InSource. Glenn Arnowitz and Andy Epstein began with a vision years ago to bring inhouse creative leaders together around a table to discuss issues close to the heart of everyone. The funny thing we discovered by doing this: the issues were common across the board. These roundtable discussions yielded some great "best practices" that were found to be the real value of InSource. InSource was born out of this idea of sharing.

Over the past few years, this entirely volunteer organization has experimented with different ways to bring together creative leaders to continue this heritage. Some experiments have been more successful than others. In October of last year, the InSource board of directors gathered to revisit our mission and brand. What we did leave with was a renewed passion for a return to our roots.

With this renewed sense of purpose, we've created a new strategic plan for 2010.
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INSOURCE OFFERS MEMBERS 2010 WEBINAR SUBSCRIPTION SERIES DISCOUNTS
Click here to see details on Events Page
Cohen Miller Consulting is offering a series of 5 live, one-hour webinars with Q&A specifically focused on critical operational areas for in-house creative managers. Attendees will also receive, at no extra charge, a comprehensive article with more in-depth information on the webinar topic they’ve registered for.
Webinars are being offered to InSource members at a discounted rate, individually or for the entire series.

MAKING THE CONNECTION ON LinkedIn
by Becky Livingston
The other day someone asked me to write a blog article about the common LinkedIn mistakes. I did some searching on this and found there are many articles already published about this, so instead I thought I’d write about the 20 ways to make LinkedIn work for you.



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TIPS FOR CONDUCTING BETTER EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE REVIEWS
By The Creative Group
As the year draws to an end, many managers of creative departments are facing one of their least favorite supervisory responsibilities: conducting annual reviews. While the employee-evaluation process can be time-consuming, performance reviews are opportunities to motivate staff, assess training needs, reinforce organizational values and clarify your employees’ career goals. Click here for some tips from The Creative Group for handling these meetings.

NAVIGATING NETWORKING EVENTS
– An Introverted Creative's Guide
By Becky Livingston
You’ve heard it a million times…okay, maybe dozens of times. You have to get out there and network to make an impact on finding a job. The old way of searching for jobs is so passé. It’s just not effective any longer to have your resume on job boards, to set up search engine bots, and to keep replying to online postings. You have to put it all out there folks. Get out and talk to people. I know…it’s a pretty scary thing for the average person. But, for an introvert, multiply that times ten. Read Becky's latest article

ARTICLES BY GLENN JOHN ARNOWITZ
Read these four articles that focus on In-House Issues and Corporate Life and Design that were featured in recent issues of How and Dynamic Graphics + Create magazines. Glenn John Arnowitz is director of creative services at Wyeth, a research-based, global pharmaceutical company, where he manages an award-winning team of seven designers. As co-founder of InSource, Arnowitz is passionately committed to helping in-house creatives achieve design excellence and recognition within their companies and the business community. Click here to read the articles

SPEAK YOUR MIND OR POSE A QUESTION TODAY!
The InSource Forum is a handy tool for you, available to InSource members on a 24/7 basis. You are not alone!
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PROFILE OF THE NEW CREATIVE LEADER –
Must-Have Skills for Motivating and Developing Creative Teams
"Leading a creative team has always meant wearing many hats: coach, advocate and communicator – to name just a few. But today's creative leaders also must keep pace with constantly evolving digital platforms and tools, monitoring new trends and adapting swiftly."

Check out this informative guide from The Creative Group based on a survey of 180 winners of Graphic Design USA's 2008 American Inhouse Design Awards and features InSource Board Member, Steve Benfield, Senior Creative Director of SAS.
The New Creative Leader.pdf

80 for 50 By Justin Knecht
All right, you want your money's worth? Motivating your internal team doesn't have to be expensive. Here are 80 ideas you can do with your team for around or less than $50. Click below to download. InSource top download: "80 for 50"...
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SHARE YOUR PROFILE
If you would like to see your profile or your team's profile on the InSource website fill out the questionnaire below and send it along with your photo to content@in-source.org for consideration.
InSource Member Profile InSource Team Profile

AN INVITATION TO SHARE YOUR CASE STUDY
Do you have a case study of your own to share with the InSource community?
If so, send your case study to content@in-source.org today. We plan to post several case studies on the InSource Web site over the coming months. This an opportunity to showcase how you and your in-house creative team have tackled a challenge. It's time for YOUR in-house team to be in the spotlight!
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