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We Value Creativity

March 19, 2019

By Catherine Lang-Cline One of the main reasons we started this business is because we value creativity. It was not necessarily to start a staffing business, but that was the closest model. And, I had gained a bit of knowledge of the basics of a staffing company as a freelancer because I had used companies in the past to help me find work while I also found my own projects. I was registered with a few companies at the time but my best jobs came from the company that specialized

To Be More Creative, Schedule Your Breaks

January 16, 2018

By: Jackson G. Lu, Modupe Akinola, and Malia Mason for the Harvard Business Review Imagine that on a Friday afternoon, before leaving work to start your weekend, you are asked to solve two problems that require creative thinking. Do you: Spend the first half of your time attempting the first problem and the second half of your time attempting the second Alternate between the two problems at a regular, predetermined interval (e.g., switching every five minutes) Switch between the problems at your own discretion If you are like the hundreds

Perfecting Your Craft: Does It Really Take 10,000 Hours?

September 7, 2017

By Kristen Harris There is an oft-cited “rule” that 10,000 hours of deliberate practice are needed to become world-class in any field. People have latched onto this 10,000 Hours Rule, especially after Malcolm Gladwell’s best-selling Outliers, because it’s short, simple and easy to remember. Does this mean you can’t be world-class in less than 10,000 hours? Or that you’re guaranteed to be world-class if you put in 10,000 hours of practice? No, and no. It’s more complex than this. What’s true about the 10,000 Hours Rule? The original research(1) shows that

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