What makes a great creative leader?

In my career I’ve had the privilege of working with some truly amazing (and also some truly…

How to be a good mentor

The delicate balance of mentoring someone is not creating them in your own image, but giving them the opportunity to…

Fame vs Leadership

When I was starting out in my career I’d hear other designers talk about their aspiration to work for certain businesses and…

Fempowerment.

“Smart organisations will understand that the 21st century is the ‘Women’s Century’. Women’s economic empowerment will drive the world’s economy”.

– Mukhtar Kent, CEO, Coca-Cola.

The work that matters

Overtime

Let me just come out and say this.

Working late, putting in long unnecessary hours, businesses that expect this of…

Why we don’t work for free

It’s often my business is approached to participate in ‘pitches’ both paid and unpaid. In the creative industry, this, unfortunately, is a common practice.

Is the Creative Director dead?

Many years ago I worked for a Creative Director — let’s call him ‘Steve’ for the sake of this article.