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Design Management: The Process & Business of Design
Design industry veterans and respected business consultants will help you learn how to successfully manage a team of creatives, become an effective business leader, encourage collaboration and develop a positive culture for your design business or in-house design team. Whether you are new to the management game or have been at it for awhile, improving your management style can only make for a better workplace environment. Find tips and techniques from the pros here along with stories of success.
How to Motivate Every Type of Creative
Following is a list of some of the most common creative types and what motivates each one.
Your Web Site as a Recruiting Tool
Use online opportunities to give prospective employees a view of your world.
When Design-Firm Principals Retire
After years of running your studio, you may envision moving on to something else. Preparing for your own retirement takes advance planning.
Rewarding Creatives
Do you know what it takes to keep your creative team motivated? As this veteran designer discovered, the secret to a happy staff isn’t just showing them the money.
Flirting With Disaster
Protect your employees and your firm’s assets by stopping sexual harassment before it starts. Knowing the law will save you money, time and heartache.
Bringing Star Employees Down to Earth
Even star employees sometimes turn in sub-par work, alienate clients or cause workplace friction. So how do you manage your top performers?
Howdy, Partner!
Partnership can be the road to growth or ruin. Up-front planning and prudent matchmaking are the keys.
Time Equals Money
If you’re looking for an effective way to bill clients by the hour or are wondering whether your creatives are spending their time wisely, one of these time-tracking programs could be right for your firm.
How to Encourage Collaboration on Your Design Team
Collaboration is healthy for creativity. Here, we go in-depth about how to encourage collaboration on your team for the best results.
Categories: Design Business & The Industry of Design, Design Careers: Industry Advice & Job Search Tips, Design Management: The Process & Business of Design, In-House Design: Careers & Advice, On the Job: Advice & Tips for Designers
Tags: brainstorming, collaboration, design team, managing creatives
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A Voice for Design
The field of design management is new to U.S. companies. Find out why creative professionals are expanding their expertise into this arena where design and business meet.
