Tag: Freelance
A single client
It’s always great to have a steady supply of work when you’re freelance. If you have someone offering you 20-30 hours of steady work, you’re obviously going to take it.
Beth Townsend
Give it a year and you'll be advising the United Nations
Juiced up on my own self-importance, I had an air of invincibility. I was untouchable.
Matt Desmier
Presenteeism
The 9-5 mindset is so outdated. Measuring someone’s performance based on how many hours they’ve been in the office, will get you nowhere.
Katie Thompson
Setting sky-high expectations
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.
Drew Forsyth
Realising your career doesn't pay
If you're no good with people, read How To Win Friends And Influence People. If you are good with people, read it anyhow. It's dated but pure gold in content.
Diana Probst
Owning your mistakes
It’s so easy to assume that other people want the same things. If you take that viewpoint into a management role, you’re in for a bumpy ride.
Tracy Macey
No one knows what you do
The solution to this is to know how low you will go and stick to it. Then everything above that is gravy.
John A. Skelton III
Run your career like a business
This thinking change has propelled me forward more in 6 months than in the previous 6 years.
Jessica Lovegood
Female and over 40
The fact that I was a middle-aged woman in the world of media, which tends to write you off when you are female and over 40, was something I then chose to ignore.
Fiona Scott