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Two Minute Tips

January 22, 2018

Two Minute Tips

January 22, 2018

Active Listening

How many podcasts and trainings have you listened and sat through that focused on active listening? In a work environment, listening is essential whether it’s your boss telling you what you need to do or your client telling you what they want. The best thing you can do is to make sure that in the […]

Two Minute Tips

December 22, 2017

Two Minute Tips

December 22, 2017

Become a design superhero

I work in User Experience design, and recently there’s a design trend that’s running through our company like a wildfire: accessibility. I thought I knew about it/what it was but as it turned out, I only knew the tip of the iceberg. I had no idea how many people are impacted by it or how […]

November 28, 2017

November 28, 2017

Your Future Starts Now

“There ain’t no future in the past.” That line from a Vince Gill song has it right — especially when it comes to fresh ideas. Creativity lives in today and aims for the future. Even the guy who wrote The Beatles’ “Yesterday” — arguably the world’s most famous song about embracing the past — eventually […]

November 28, 2017

November 28, 2017

What’s Next For In-House Leaders? Part two: Influence without management.

In my last piece I discussed the traditional path of a creative career that we learn in school of first being an apprentice to a master to learn your craft, mastering your skills on your own, and finally becoming a master in your own right which often includes taking on apprentices of your own (typically […]

October 15, 2017

October 15, 2017

What’s Next For In-House Leaders? Part 1: Post-Mastery

As is my tradition before an InSource event, I like to take the featured speakers out to dinner the evening before as a way of thanking them for their time and insights. I try to find a higher-end restaurant where we can enjoy a great meal (not just a good one) and an ambiance that […]

September 15, 2017

September 15, 2017

3 Career Paths (Part 2): Agency, Freelance or In-House?

As I mentioned last month, it’s hard to believe I’ve been at this for 25 years. Few people in my network of friends and colleagues have stuck with the same career for so long. Many of my peers who I graduated with from SVA gave up on design a long time ago for something else […]

August 15, 2017

August 15, 2017

3 Career Paths (Part 1): Agency, Freelance or In-House?

It’s hard for me to believe I’ve been at this—being a design professional—for nearly 25 years. I grew up around relatives who worked on Wall Street, in the legal profession, sales or other business pursuits. So I’m fortunate that my parents encouraged my talent and pursuit of a creative profession, despite pondering if I could […]

June 6, 2017

June 6, 2017

“HOW TO” – Exclusive interview with Michael Bierut – Part 3

In our final interview with Michael Beirut he shared some solid advice: “You don’t learn anything by talking; you learn by listening”. Robin: “You’ve been managing design staff for the bulk of your career. Any management advice or tips for the design managers and leaders out there trying to hone their skills?” Michael: “The advice I […]

May 9, 2017

May 9, 2017

“HOW TO” – Exclusive interview with Michael Bierut – Part 2

Check out part two of our exclusive interview with Michael Beirut and learn what frustrates him most in the design industry. Robin: “One of the things that made me smile at the very end of the book was the statement: ‘And Paula Scher is the person that I’m endlessly trying to impress.’ You guys sound like […]

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