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The How-To of Staying Sharp When You Have Been Furloughed or Laid-Off

June 9, 2020

By Catherine Lang-Cline If you work in the creative industry you are very familiar with the ebb and flow of business. If there is an economic downturn, you can bet that the marketing department is going to be the first to experience layoffs. In advertising, if a client is lost, the entire team for that client might be let go. But if you get caught up in that sort of thing there are plenty of things that you can do to not only stay sharp but to prepare yourself for

More Than Ever, It’s Time to Bet on Yourself

May 12, 2020

By Kristen Harris Creative careers are exciting and varied, but, right now, more than ever, it’s time to bet on yourself. At the time of this writing, we are in the midst of the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, a global health situation that is starting to have significant economic consequences. Many creatives have careers with more positions, employers, and changes than what might be expected in other industries. We take an opportunity for growth, move to a new agency to follow a client, get caught up in a merger, pivot to

Back to Work: How to Handle a Career Gap

May 5, 2020

By Kristen Harris Being a working parent is hard. Right now, it’s REALLY hard. At the time of this writing, much of the country is under some variation of a “stay-at-home” order due to the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic. Schools and daycare centers are closed, leaving many parents to juggle work, child care, and homeschool oversight. Even those without children may be helping care for parents or other family members while working and keeping their household running. On top of the juggling, there are economic worries as millions of people get

Working From Home? Structure Your Day!

April 21, 2020

By Catherine Lang-Cline Back before we were all asked to stay home in quarantine, my day came flying at me from every direction and I would spend my day tackling each activity. Early board meeting…done. Team meeting…done. Lunch meeting…done. Coffee meetups, webinars, blog postings, evening networking, all done and typically all planned weeks in advance. Then it all stopped. Now I am working from home and all of that contact with people, all of that business-as-usual has changed. Now there are even more and different distractions, so my days need

Finding Happiness During a Pandemic

April 8, 2020

By Catherine Lang-Cline Is it even possible to find happiness during a pandemic? Does the idea of it even make you feel a bit guilty? Truth is, what everyone is dealing with now is stressful and exhausting. Yes, we have all had some experience with stressful things, but nothing like this. First time for everyone! And so far, we are doing pretty good. So how can we take a break from it with our options so limited? Here are a couple of things that I have tried that were so

Remote Work: Making It Work

March 12, 2020

By Kristen Harris Remote work is becoming more common and popular with both companies and employees. We’ve hit a tipping point where remote work is becoming much more common and accepted in many industries. For more information on the benefits to both companies and employees, see our article Remote Work: Benefits for Companies and Employees. Of course, whether remote work is even an option depends on the role requirements, including work performed and internet security concerns. If you’re considering it for your employees or want to propose it to your

Remote Work: Benefits for Companies and Employees

March 10, 2020

By Kristen Harris Remote work has moved from a future trend to current reality. Every day more companies allow, and in some cases even encourage, employees to work remotely. Ours included—currently, 20% of our internal staff are fully remote, and all of our internal team members have the option to work remotely a day or two per week if they like. Some people feel it helps their productivity and frequently work remotely; others prefer the consistency of coming to the office. We’re continuously listening to what our employees need to

Ghosting At Work: It’s Not Just for Dating Anymore

February 25, 2020

By Kristen Harris No call, no show employees. Blown off interviews. Skipped meetings. If someone just stopped communicating with you, basically ending your business relationship abruptly with no explanation, you got ghosted. Typically associated with dating or personal relationships, now it’s common to see people ghost on a job, interview, meeting, or event. Just not showing up and are never heard from again. Disappearing like a ghost, leaving you to wonder if they were even real. Why is this happening? Early psychological research shows this might be a typical human

Employee to Contractor: 10 Tips for Making the Switch

January 9, 2020

By Kristen Harris Is one of your New Year’s resolutions to (finally) go out on your own as a freelancer or contractor? Have you been building a side hustle that’s getting big enough to become your main hustle? Maybe there’s “something in the air” at your current company, and it feels wise to explore your options. If 2020 is your year to make a move, here are ten tips for making the switch from working as a full-time employee within a company to working independently on your own. Treat it

2020: What’s Your New Year’s Work Resolution?

January 7, 2020

By Kristen Harris What’s at the top of your New Year’s work resolution list? Get a raise? A promotion? Or maybe a whole new job? Do you want to make a difference? Have an impact? You may be saying “YES!” to all of the above. Still, if you’re like most people in a recent Korn Ferry survey, your top work resolutions for 2020 are to create a greater impact/make a difference and to get a new job. 93% of respondents also said that, if they made a work-related New Year’s

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