Set up a learning folder and either write a rule (Outlook) or use a filter (Gmail) and automatically file your newsletters, webinar invitations, and opportunities for learning in one place so you can quickly and easily sort and prioritize professional development opportunities. What if this month you look at your inbox differently? What if, instead of loathing it, you decide to look at it as a tool that supports you and the life you want to lead? How might your relationship with email change? … [Read more...] about Why I love email and you can too if you try these extremely easy tips
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I don’t care about job titles, but potential employees seem obsessed with them
This can be very complex. Founders have to think about what they are trying to achieve with titles. Titles are tied to your culture. Sales-oriented companies prioritize titles more because having the right title helps get you in the door to the customer at the right level. … [Read more...] about I don’t care about job titles, but potential employees seem obsessed with them
Want to succeed in design and business? Support women
JB: Having a diverse workforce builds company value and makes companies sustainable and better positioned for recruiting top talent. Many white male-dominant companies are realizing their lack of diversity is causing internal and external problems. Women in particular have a different way of thinking and problem solving. When women are in a room helping to make decisions, the best solutions will always emerge. Because I am a woman, a mother, and a woman who was raised by a single mom, I look for a social and economic justice angle when I’m working on any project with any of my clients. Will it help save someone’s life who is underrepresented? Is there a woman on the client side who I can help win? Can I help her get a job, make money, be successful, and feel like she is being seen? … [Read more...] about Want to succeed in design and business? Support women