All things in-house
Posted in All Posts, Donna Farrugia, In-house Issues on May 13th, 2013
By Donna Farrugia, Executive Director of The Creative Group Breaking into the design industry can be challenging – particularly for recent graduates with no relevant work experience. And landing an internship doesn’t appear to be much easier: Nearly six in 10 (58 percent) advertising and marketing executives surveyed by The Creative Group said their ...MORE
Posted in Featured, Glenn John Arnowitz, In-house Inspiration, In-house INtelligence, In-house Interpersonal, In-house Issues, In-house Observations, In-house Out & About on Mar 11th, 2013
Years ago I participated in a 360-degree assessment. Peers, colleagues, management and direct reports all had the opportunity to anonymously tell me how I was doing. And based on their responses, I was doing pretty well. But there were a few comments that I didn’t expect and one in particular that stopped me in my ...MORE
Posted in Ed Roberts, In-house Observations on Jan 14th, 2013
One BIG Lesson Learned By: Ed Roberts If you are a member of a small in-house team and find your circle of local “go tos” for professional advice exist only within the confines of your company, are steadily dwindling, or even worse—nonexistent. It's probably time you hit the road (figuratively and literally) and look for ...MORE
Posted in All Posts, InSource, Jackie Schaffer on Dec 17th, 2012
Setting Goals for 2013 By Jackie Schaffer Whether setting personal or professional goals for the New Year, it’s important to include a mix of stretch goals and more easily achievable goals. Be sure to include a few that will be “hit it out of the park” goals (of course, you will need to put effort ...MORE
Posted in All Posts, Jackie Schaffer, The Cella Slant on Nov 20th, 2012
By Jackie Schaffer Being happy at work is much more than being well compensated. Though, when college seniors are fortunate enough to receive more than one job offer, typically salary is the primary differentiator. And even those of us who have been in the workplace for some time are often swayed by higher compensation offers. But ...MORE
Posted in All Posts, Glenn John Arnowitz, In-house Issues, In-house Observations, Infrastructure, Process, Resources on Nov 13th, 2012
Now that I have your attention, I’d like to discuss the other “F” word. A word that represents a data file comprised of glyphs, characters or symbols and can bring designers to their knees and their blood to a boil—all with the mighty power to crash a computer. I’m speaking, of course, about “Fonts.” Not ...MORE
Posted in All Posts, Career, Jackie Schaffer, Project Management on Sep 17th, 2012
By Jackie Schaffer Most in-house creative teams suffer from 80% of the same challenges—just some suffer these challenges more so than others. Some of those common challenges are: Projects that never reach completion Unreasonable rounds of revision Projects with questionable business impact Ill-defined or short career paths Not enough staff “Hurry up and wait” periods Little ...MORE
Posted in All Posts, Donna Farrugia, In-house Inspiration, In-house INtelligence, In-house Interpersonal, In-house Issues, In-house Observations on Sep 13th, 2012
It’s no secret that companies are feeling increased pressure to do more with less these days – and this includes keeping staff inspired on a tight budget. While the economy may be improving little by little, raises and other rewards are still hard to come by at many organizations.
Posted in Featured, Jackie Schaffer, The Cella Slant on Aug 20th, 2012
By Jackie Schaffer Managers of all functions often hear “I want to be promoted” from their team members. What’s critical for those managers to understand is what is behind that desire. For some it’s money, for others it’s a title, credibility, or a desire to create a greater impact. Understanding the driver helps managers and their ...MORE
Posted in Andy Epstein, Booked Up, This week on Jul 20th, 2012
The editors of HOW and Print magazines have teamed up to recommend their favorite graphic design books. And you can get them today for 40% off. As Executive Editor of HOW magazine, I manage HOW's In-House Issues column, program the InHOWse Managers Conference and judge the In-HOWse Design Awards. Here are my top picks just ...MORE
