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Actioning Your Goals
Now that you’ve set your goals for the year and created your vision board, it’s important to devise a plan to stay on track and act on what you’ve set your mind to do. In his book Triggers, Marshall Goldsmith says; “We are superior planners and inferior doers!” So in order to take action, we have to develop new habits,…
Creating Your Vision Board
Based on some great feedback and comments, we’ve decided to re-post our Vision Boarding blog with a few updates: Every year, each member of the Artisan Creative a.team works on their New Year’s goals and creates a vision board. They present their boards at our first meeting in January. These boards are a collection of our short and long-term goals,…
Happy Holidays
Thank you for a great 2017, and here’s to a brilliant new year ahead. Happy 2018 from the Artisan Creative a.team!
Staying Creative and Innovative
“This is the other secret that real artists know and wannabe writers don’t. When we sit down each day and do our work, power concentrates around us. The Muse takes note of our dedication. She approves. We have earned favor in her sight. When we sit down and work, we become like a magnetized rod that attracts iron filings. Ideas…
14 Books for Creatives
Whether you listen to audio editions on your commute, use a tablet or e-reader, or relax with a cat on your lap and an old-fashioned paper edition, books are still a great source of information and knowledge for creative pros. A book allows you to take a deeper dive into a subject and emerge with a broader awareness of how…
Working with Millennials
The Millennial generation, loosely defined as those born between 1980 and 1999, now comprises the largest group of living adults. They are the first generation to come of age with high-speed internet access as a central part of their lives, which has shaped their culture and collective worldview. This Millennial generation is having a noticeable impact on the world of…
Holiday Prep for Freelancers
Now that the Thanksgiving holiday has passed, everyone is gearing up to bring the final weeks to a close and prepare for the new year. For many, this includes vacations and paid time off. As a freelancer, your year-end to-dos may be a little different and can be just as rewarding. Here are a few tips to help you celebrate…
Expressing Our Gratitude
Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it. -William Arthur Ward At Artisan Creative, we’d like to take a moment and say thank you to all who have touched our lives this past year. We are grateful for…
How to Achieve a Winning Mindset
“I’ve missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. Twenty-six times, I’ve been trusted to take the game-winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.” – Michael Jordan It’s easy enough to feel positive and optimistic when things are going well. However,…
The Productive Commute
Although remote and at-home work is gaining acceptance, most jobs still require some on-site face-time. That means you’ll be spending at least some of your professional life in transit. As housing costs continue to rise and many companies relocate, you may be in for a long commute. However a commute does not have to be wasted time and can become…
5 Tips to Make Your Job Search Less Scary
Although there are many skills you can develop to make your job search easier, it can still be something of a numbers game. Even highly skilled and in-demand professionals sometimes need to practice patience for longer than they expect. When rejection comes, as it inevitably will at some point, it’s easy to take it personally. Job hunting can be, in…
Nurturing Your Team’s Culture
A few weeks ago, I traveled to San Francisco for SHIFT: The Culture Conference, where I saw entrepreneurial legend Arianna Huffington speak. With wisdom, empathy, and sharp comic timing, Huffington shared her ten rules for creating a healthy company culture. You can watch the whole conference here (Huffington’s segment begins near the 35-minute mark). Just in case you’re strapped…
Unplug
The cultural impact of the iPhone and its cousins can hardly be overstated – even Star Trek didn’t have this sort of technology. We’ve been carrying around email, apps, cameras, games, social media, home security and our entire photo album now for more than ten years. While smart phone technology has provided us with access, engagement, and entertainment, not…
Creating Impactful Resumes
In our 20+ years of working with some of the best creative talent in the business, we have seen hundreds of examples of resumes that get attention, get read, and get interviews. While every job-seeker should have a resume that highlights his or her uniqueness, we have observed some consistent patterns in effective resumes that we suggest all candidates keep…
How to Improve Your Presentation Skills
Great presentations communicate information that audiences can retain and act on. As a presenter, it is crucial that you capture your audience’s attention for as long as it takes so your message can resonate. Many people have to present at some point in their career–whether its for a client pitch, an internal presentation, a job interview or a presentation to…
Practicing Mindfulness At Work
Over the centuries, mindfulness practice has spread from ancient Buddhist traditions, into today’s easy to access TED Talks, and flowing to corporate boardrooms from New York to Los Angeles. Although it has become increasingly popular in the corporate world, mindfulness isn’t just another fad or productivity hack – it prescribes a fresh way of looking at the world, noticing what…
Continued Education for Creatives
As a creative professional, your education never ends. The ever-evolving skills and technologies are one of the exciting facets of the creative and marketing career path. Opportunities for ongoing learning, enrichment, and personal growth are now more plentiful than at any other time in history. With access to more information than can be absorbed in a lifetime, the challenge…
6 Questions for Coaching Your Staff
Concepts proven to be successful at the top levels of the business world are often just as effective throughout every level of the organization. To make the most of your team’s engagement and growth as well as improve retention and morale, we’re sharing a few models from the world of executive coaching. When he works with high-powered executives, well-known and…
Tips for Employee Engagement
Creating a strong, engaged, efficient and successful team results from diligent recruiting, targeted hiring, effective onboarding, and ongoing training. When properly orchestrated, this process can lead to higher retention, attracting fresh talent while keeping your existing core members engaged. According to recent statistics, nearly half of American workers leave their jobs within a year of being hired. More than 40%…
Mastering the Art of Phone and Video Interviews
The ease of technology and virtual offices have made the phone and video interview a necessary step in the overall interview process.Some firms even go as far as requesting video resumes! For many of us, interviews can be stressful—and undergoing the first interview by phone or video doesn’t make it any easier. In fact, sometimes it can be more challenging…
5 Tips for Resignation Best Practices
Changing jobs every few years is the new norm according to a report published by JobVite which says 34% of all job seekers have reported changing jobs after 1-5 years, and that 74% of employees are open to a new job, despite the fact that they are satisfied with their current one. Chances are you too could be completing…
4 Effective Meeting Formats
Although many in-person meetings are still held in offices or conference rooms, try leaving the office behind where possible to promote flexible thinking and energized collaboration. Managers are creating playful and unconventional environments to help their teams think differently. Some innovative companies have found that fresh and powerful insights can emerge when they challenge conventional notions of how meetings are…
Best Practices For Working With Recruiters
As you build your creative career, you are likely to interact with many recruiters, from those employed by large companies to those who work for third-party agencies such as Artisan Creative. Over time, recruiters can become strong allies in your quest to build your portfolio and reputation, interface with potential clients and employers, and find the work opportunity that best…
4 Tips for Better Brainstorming
While generating fresh ideas requires limber and liberated thought, there is more to consider than the standard group brainstorming techniques. The most productive and galvanizing idea generating sessions are guided by qualified facilitators applying best practices under the right conditions. According to one study, brainstorming sessions that meet these guidelines can generate more than four times the number of…
Understanding Team Dynamics
As hiring managers, we have to think about our existing team dynamics each time we add a new team member. Our new hires will need to be fully integrated into our existing team structure—and the success or failure of that integration depends on our orientation and on-boarding best practices, our timing, and the team’s group performance requirements. Additional considerations range…