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Design Business Council > designers mental health
The problem with referrals
19
Sep

Studios relying on referrals to grow can slowly lose control of their business. Much better to have a strategic plan for growth, targeted industry sectors and a new business process.

Posted in: Business of design , creative business coach , Design business coaching , Design business strategy , Design index , Design pricing , Design value chain ,
Tags: Business of design , design , design innovation , Design management , design studio management , designers , designers hours , designers mental health , mental health , new business development ,
What creatives can do when they lack motivation
26
Apr

We can all lack motivation. Now, more than ever, designers spend many hours working remotely. This article shares how to keep yourself motivated.

Posted in: Business of design , creative business coach , design business coach , Design business coaching , small business mentoring ,
Tags: design career , design coach , design coaching , design mentor , designers , designers mental health , designers staying motivated , mental health , Professional development , Studio management ,
Why not onboard existing employees?
09
Feb

Onboarding is the opportunity to (re)share your vision, your values and your thinking. So why only do that with new employees?

Posted in: Business of design , creative business coach , design business coach , female business coach , small business mentoring ,
Tags: Business of design , capability building , design business , design business coach , design business mentor , design career , design clients , design coaching , Design management , Design strategies , Design strategy , design studio management , designers mental health , graphic design clients , new employees , onboarding employees , Professional development , Studio management ,
How to identify the good clients
23
Nov

Unfortunately bad clients are not easily identified. They are not labelled, infact most bad clients look and act exactly the same as a good client.

Posted in: Business of design , creative business coach , Creatives and perfectionism , creatives mental health , design business coach , female business coach , small business mentoring ,
Tags: design career , design clients , design coaching , designers mental health , mental health and perfectionism , overcoming perfectionism ,
designer suffering from perfectionism
Perfectionism explained
16
Nov

Many creatives suffer from perfectionism. It’s not a positive trait, in fact perfectionism is really setting yourself up to fail. This article explains why.

Posted in: Business of design , creative business coach , Creatives and perfectionism , creatives mental health , design business coach , female business coach , small business mentoring ,
Tags: design career , design clients , design coaching , designers mental health , mental health and perfectionism , overcoming perfectionism ,
Email/call/text/slack… how do clients contact you?
29
Jun

We have made ourselves so accessible to clients — they can call/text/email/slack to contact us anywhere, anytime. It’s hard to manage.

Posted in: Business of design , design business coach ,
Tags: Aircall , Business of design , capability building , client management , dealing with emergencies , Design management , Design strategies , Design strategy , Designers and stress , designers mental health , Dialpad , Justcall , Studio management , Zoom call ,
Profiting from referrals
22
Jun

‘Spotters fees’, ‘kick-backs’ and ‘hidden consultancy fees’ – they’re all secret commissions and they’re illegal under the Crimes Act.

Posted in: Business of design ,
Tags: Business of design , capability building , dealing with emergencies , Design management , Design strategies , Design strategy , Designers and stress , designers mental health , hidden commission , profiting from referrals , secret commission , Studio management ,
Your lack of preparation does not constitute my emergency
10
Jun

It’s easy for designers to be overwhelmed by their workload but thinking like an emergency department of a hospital can help.

Posted in: Business of design ,
Tags: Business of design , capability building , dealing with emergencies , Design management , Design strategies , Design strategy , Designers and stress , designers mental health , Studio management ,
It’s not a client’s job…
19
May

We all know it’s easier to get more work from existing clients than find new clients. Here are three great examples of creatives doing just that…

Posted in: Business of design , creative business coach , design business coach , Design business coaching , Design business strategy , Design index , design value , mentoring for freelancers ,
Tags: Business of design , capability building , Client relationships , customer experience , design , design business , design business coach , design coach , design innovation , Design management , design mentor , Design strategies , Design strategy , design studio management , designers , designers mental health , new business development ,
Stuff I wish I’d said…
28
Apr

Recently I was a guest on a Streamtime Webinar talking about DIY business healthchecks.
We discussed the reports you can pull from project management software to check valuable profits aren’t leaking.
This is the stuff I wish I had have said…

Posted in: Business of design , creative business coach , Design business coaching , Design business strategy , Design index , design value ,
Tags: Business of design , capability building , Client relationships , customer experience , design , design business , design coach , design innovation , Design management , design mentor , Design strategies , Design strategy , design studio management , designers , designers mental health , new business development ,
A practical guide to surviving #2
24
Mar

So, this is our life now – working remotely and meeting virtually. So much seems to have changed but in reality most designers still have the same services to offer the same clients.

Posted in: Business of design , creative business coach , Design business coaching , Design business strategy , Design index , design value ,
Tags: Business of design , capability building , Client relationships , customer experience , design , design business , design coach , design innovation , Design management , design mentor , Design strategies , Design strategy , design studio management , designers , designers mental health , new business development ,
A practical guide to surviving
23
Mar

It is unprecedented times and it’s easy to feel overawed by the scale of this pandemic. But the same way you eat an elephant – bite-by-bite, is the same way that design studio owners can survive.

Posted in: Business of design , creative business coach , Design business coaching , Design business strategy , Design index , design value ,
Tags: Business of design , capability building , Client relationships , customer experience , design , design business , design coach , design innovation , Design management , design mentor , Design strategies , Design strategy , design studio management , designers , designers mental health , new business development ,
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