Creative Managers: Lead from your personality, not with your personality

by ssmallman | Mar 28, 2019 | Thought Leadership

To continue his Creative Managers series, Steve Smallman, CEO and co-founder, shares why the need for clear vision casting never goes away, but the place it comes from needs to change as an organization grows. When you launch a startup, or step into a new role–anytime...

Creative Managers: Changing Your Relationship to Time

by ssmallman | Feb 28, 2019 | Thought Leadership

To continue his Creative Managers series, Steve Smallman, CEO and co-founder, shares three suggestions for how to change your relationship to time: get in, listen carefully, and offer input to creative teams. When I first started as a creative professional, I...

Creative Managers: Stop Feeling Threatened and Start Hiring

by ssmallman | Feb 28, 2019 | Thought Leadership

In his Creative Managers series, Steve Smallman, CEO and co-founder, shares what it means to start hiring people that are “better” than you and why it’s crucial for the success of your team. Who’s More Talented Than You? “Hire people who are more...

The Creative Manager’s Challenge: Moving from Doer to Enabler

by ssmallman | Feb 27, 2019 | Thought Leadership

To kick off his Creative Managers series, Steve Smallman, CEO and co-founder, shares why moving from creative professional to creative manager is the only way to scale yourself and your creative vision (and why you will find a lot of joy along the way). Every creative...