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Most creatives have found themselves stuck in a creative rut at some point or another. For starters, in-house creative teams have to keep up with more work than ever before. According to the 2016 In-House Creative Services Industry Report, nearly half of the in-house creative teams of every size reported working on over 1,000 projects […]

Employee evaluations are no easy task for busy managers, are they? Well, here’s how to simplify this process and come out with great results. A seasoned manager meets with their staff on a one-on- one basis weekly or bi-weekly to review how they are doing on top-tier projects as well as how things are going with their professional […]

How much is design thinking and creativity a part of your in-house agency offering and culture? Take InSource’s one-minute poll on issues creative leaders care about. We’ll report the results from your peers next month on the InSource website and in our newsletter. Poll not appearing correctly below? Click here to take it directly on the survey site. Create your […]

Introducing a new client to your in-house creative team can feel a bit like lifeguarding the deep end of a swimming pool. You know your client wants to splash around confidently—and quickly—but it’s up to you to make sure they have the tools to easily make it out of the shallows.

Having built out many teams over the years I do notice that with experience certain things do come easier and quicker and certain tasks do not. What I know for sure is this: You can not spend enough time training and communicating at the beginning of the process. People are generally in a state of […]

You’ve likely seen the meme below on LinkedIn and thought to yourself “Yes, this is so true. But what can I do about it. I don’t have a budget for training and development”. Or maybe you see that meme and think about yourself and wish your boss could break with a little budget to send […]

Interviewing can be a chore for many hiring managers. Usually it’s because the vetting process hasn’t given you concrete information, and hasn’t properly prepared you to meet a candidate. In addition, the candidate has been asked the same set of questions over and over, which can make the conversation stale. Here are eight questions to […]

Early influences I am one of those lucky people who knew early on what I wanted to do when I grew up, and my parents always encouraged me to develop my talent. Growing up in a family full of business professionals I was encouraged to “do more art” rather than persuaded to focus on something […]

Ah, the excitement of starting a new job! After months of applications, and many rounds of interviews, the offer to build, lead, and grow a new team finally comes through. You are excited to be moving upward in your career, or maybe just on to a new challenge where all of your best talents and […]