Poisoned partnerships, and being the wrong age
Jane Evans
Slow down, you're going to have a very long life, and you will work till you are at least 70. You don't have to work full pelt for nearly fifty years.
The search for meaning
Mark Pollard
I dream of a world in which people doing creative work are able to suffer only their own internal pain and not be pushed through bureaucracy that causes them additional pain.
Accidental texts
Jane Perry
I was lucky to have a client who was both forgiving and receptive. I learned from this experience to never ever badmouth or underestimate a client.
Losing respect, and the wisdom of age
Dave Harrison
I would like to see more media owners taking a stronger stand on whom they’re affiliated with through their advertisers.
Cherry-picking zealots and the pressure to grow
Richard Millington
If you tell someone you run your own business, the next question they ask is, ‘How big is it?’. This creates a lot of social pressure to make the business as big as possible (regardless of whether that’s the right thing to do).
Regrettable career moves
Stuart Hall
I was literally getting calls from the Group FD, who was now running the business, as my wife went into labour.
Speak up
Katy Ennis-Hargreaves
My biggest mistake would be not speaking up enough earlier on in my career. It’s taken a while and I wish I’d learnt to do it sooner with confidence and conviction.
Morals or money?
Gail Weiner
Everyone is a futurist and keynote speaker. If you all were truly futurists, you would have invested in Bitcoin back in 2011.
The "good enough" people are dangerous
Rob Campbell
I remember his opening line, “What makes you think you can get away with that with me?” I had become the person I wanted to destroy.
The world of effective leadership
Mayase Jere
Pondering on behaviours that I have seen and sometimes exhibit when it comes to giving feedback, testing ideas, and creating solutions, I have discovered how you become a bad leader.
Spending a lifetime deciding on a career
David Wing
I had little to no clue what I wanted to do with myself when I left school. My biggest fuck up is the time it took me to decide on a career.
Not ready for the commercial world
Joe Friedlein
We live in a cut-throat world so when at work, the primary focus should be delivering amazing work. I'm not sure the younger generation has worked that out.
Setting sky-high expectations
Drew Forsyth
Apart from the classic wiping a memory card by accident, I’ve made loads of mistakes. The one I’m about to lay out though is a pivotal moment in my career.
How not to be an arrogant prick
Stephen Chandler
Lessons learned: don’t be an arrogant prick, never show off, engage brain before mouth, and ALWAYS have empathy and respect for others.
The perils of pleasing everyone
Alex Concannon
I had massive anxiety that everything else I was doing at work was shit. The biggest thing I learned was to make a decision early and stick to it.
You say it best when you say nothing at all
Tim LeRoy
I forgave him and learned my lesson long ago. I don’t know if he ever did. We haven’t spoken in twenty years.
Agency M&A - observations of a background man
Katie Kelly
Done well, M&A can supercharge your agency’s future - building capability and revenue. But there's a lot at stake. Here's some advice from a background man.
Giving zero fucks
Amy Kean
This supposed imposter syndrome isn’t a result of your fragile brain, it’s the structural toxicity of many managers and work environments.
Looking down on job hoppers
Simon Akers
Don’t cram your to-do list! Half of it is lower-priority crap anyway. Do fewer things well rather than loads of tasks half-arsed.
Understanding yourself
Sid Yadav
When it comes to truly changing your life, I think most people should avoid "prescriptions" in books, podcasts, and even articles like these!