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5 Steps to Building Resilience in Your Job Search
If you’ve recently lost a job or are getting frustrated with the long application or interview cycles, a key attribute that will help you stay in the game is resilience. Studies have shown, that with the right habits and mindset, you can develop a more resilient approach to your job search. Here’s how to do it: 1. Reflect, Then Keep…
A message from Artisan Creative
No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate. And if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the heart than its opposite.” – Nelson Mandela To our creative community, talent, clients and our…
The Power of Gratitude
“Today I choose to live with gratitude for the love that fills my heart, the peace that rests within my spirit, and the voice of hope that says all things are possible.” – Anonymous It’s easy to be grateful when things are going well. We count our blessings, and express gratitude for all the good we have. It takes effort…
3 Tips to Navigate Your Job Search
The current massive unemployment rates have many talented candidates out of work and searching for new opportunities. Additionally, the impact of stay-at-home measures is clearly exasperating the job search efforts for many. As we navigate these unchartered waters and contemplate what the next version of what “work” is going to mean, it becomes important to take a moment and reflect….
20 Remote Meeting Best Practices
By staying safe at home, and seeing nearly all interviews and meetings transitioning online, we wanted to share twenty remote meetings best practices we’ve learned over the past ten years of working exclusively as a remote team. Whether you are having ongoing daily team huddles, interviewing for a new opportunity, meeting a client or prospect via video for the first…
When Zoom Became A Verb
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair.”…
Margaret Jung’s 25th year with Artisan Creative
This month marks a momentous occasion at Artisan Creative where we celebrate our senior account manager, Margaret Jung’s 25th year with our company. In this day and age, it’s extremely rare to find such continued loyalty and passion; a quarter of a century is quite the feat. For those of you who have been fortunate to meet Margaret, know that…
Managing Remote Teams
As the events of this week have progressed and social distancing has become a real thing, it’s important to re-evaluate all our emergency plans and policies to ensure we are prepared as a business to stay healthy. The safety and health of our team members, talent and clients are of the utmost importance. Many businesses are needing to make the…
Adaptability Quotient
In our quickly changing modern world of work, there is much more to success than raw, intellectual intelligence, or the mastery of facts and information. Much has been written on the importance of EQ, or emotional intelligence, and that it’s becoming ever more essential. Now there’s even more to the story. The key to long-term thriving may be an ability to…
International Women’s Day
International Women’s Day is coming up on March 8th and celebrates achievements by women in business and across all areas of society. IWD is also a chance for reflection, for focusing on and encouraging diversity implementation in the workplace, and to increase opportunities for mentorship and peer support among women in the business world. Here are a few ways we…
Emotional Intelligence at Work
As the world becomes more networked and the workplace becomes more collaborative, one of the most important professional skills to develop is emotional intelligence, also known as “EQ.” EQ is associated with empathy, strength of character, and getting along well with others, whether on difficult projects, in virtual meetings, in brainstorming sessions, or in social situations. Speaker Jen Shirkani identifies…
Setting Priorities At Work
As the new year begins, it’s important to set priorities and use your time and effort more efficiently, by focusing on the most important task first in a way that ensures you’ll have time enough for everything. At work, it’s easier to set priorities when you take on the responsibility yourself. Those who can set their own priorities, hold themselves…
Planning for 2020
You’ve set your goals, declared your intentions and shared your resolutions with others. Now the real work begins to create action steps and smart goals to bring them to fruition. Before you can create those action steps here are seven ways to prepare and help improve your circumstances, your state of mind, as well as your state of being in…
2020 Vision (Board)
This is a special time of the year to reflect on the abundance of the previous year and to plan for the upcoming new year. In this very special case, we have a new decade to celebrate with the perfect 2020 Vision. What would you like to see, do and be in this new year/decade? Here at Artisan Creative, each…
Digital Detox
Like most things, screen time is best in mindful moderation. As the holidays approach, we have a good opportunity to unwind and take a digital break. As digital technology proliferates through every aspect of our lives, we are becoming more cognizant of its potentially less-savory effects. Taken to an extreme, the use of such technology can hamper our productivity, sociability,…
Giving Thanks 2019
We give thanks to our clients and talent, and to our a.team for 23 years of building a more creative world together. Happy Thanksgiving. Here at Artisan Creative, we have a #gratitude Slack channel where throughout the year our a.team shares what they are grateful for daily. Everything from bike rides and nature walks to home remodels and healthy families,…
Creative Team-Building Activities
In business, as in life, so much comes down to effective communication, coordination, and collaboration. When teams work together to solve problems in a fun environment, they can bond, connect, and learn to trust each other in ways that will help them navigate through difficult challenges in the future. This explains the perennial popularity of team-building activities. Team-building exercises can…
Creating Your Personal Brand
As a creative professional, how do you open better opportunities and do more of the work you love? How do you differentiate? In the context of personal branding, this means presenting yourself in a way that sets you apart from others in your field. Your personal brand should be easy to explain in an elevator pitch, yet complex enough to…
Overcoming Procrastination
Procrastination is one of the greatest enemies of creativity. There’s an inherent paradox in procrastination – when we habitually procrastinate, we can often use more of our energy than it would take to simply do the work. And yet, even some of the most successful creatives struggle with procrastination. In order to thrive in the digital age, creative professionals, as…
Impacting Workplace Culture
Most of us spend significant chunks of our lives at work. How we experience our jobs, our workplaces, and our professional cultures is a big part of who we are and shapes who we become. Therefore, all of us – HR and management, creative professionals, all of us – have much to gain from becoming more actively invested in our…
Become Your Own Influencer
Social media influencers are changing the way we think about marketing. You don’t need fancy vacations or five-course meals to make use of the concepts behind influencer marketing. As a creative professional, the success of influencers can inspire you to build your personal brand, increase your network and reach, and find better professional opportunities. Know Your Niche As a creative…
Lessons From A Digital Nomad
Living on the road full time isn’t easy, but it is a lot of fun. For the last three months, I’ve been doing just that. I got rid of most of my worldly possessions, threw what I had left into a 30-foot travel trailer and set off to see the great American countryside. So far, I’ve set up camp in…
Building Leadership Skills
Being a great leader requires more than getting a promotion. Every great leader has a unique mix of skills – wisdom, courage, humility, analysis, empathy, among others. As a manager, you can cultivate and improve yourself as a leader. No matter what field you’re in, what role you have, or what your team needs from you, some principles of exceptional…
The Art of Self-Promotion
Whether you’re looking for the perfect job, starting your own business, or building your career as a creative freelancer, your success depends on more than doing great work. Others must know you’re doing great work, which can only happen if you share your skills, accomplishments, and passions in a visible way. This means you need to promote yourself. Many creatives…
Is Gamification Right For Your Team?
Have you ever had to complete a task that you did not find intrinsically inspiring? Did you find ways of making it more fun, giving yourself the dopamine spikes you needed to finish it and enjoy yourself a bit in the process? If so, you’ve stumbled upon the art and science of gamification. The study of how to make work…