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Latest podcast episodes

• Ep 70 Leadership: Understanding and improving your emotional intelligence

  To lead creative teams you need to be able to understand your emotions, understand how other people feel and how your emotions can have an effect other people. In this episode, we are going to look at the five different parts of emotional intelligence to understand how they are all connected, how they affect you…

• Ep 69 Creativity: How to fight imposter syndrome

  Even the most successful creatives a little secret we all share - from time to time we feel like frauds. It's called design imposter syndrome and it is a psychological phenomenon where you have a belief that you’re inadequate despite evidence to the contrary. In this episode, we will look at why it is something…

• Ep 68 Your career: What's the equation for doing great work?

  There are so many elements that go into building a great career but what are those elements and how do you keep them in the right balance to be successful? In this episode, we will explore how craft, originality, impact, joy and other variables can come together to define your career, you work and your…

• Ep 67 Creativity: How to give better design feedback

  Creativity is all about collaboration which is why, whether you are leading a team or part of it, giving great feedback is an essential skill. In this episode, we will look at the two types of feedback, a model to give great feedback and some critical things to always keep in mind.