As part of a long-term research project examining the guiding tenets of creative leadership, Doug Guthrie and I have interviewed dozens of leaders of creative businesses. Many of these leaders were ...

Over the last couple years, I’ve helped start and grow several creative teams in agencies and consulting companies starting as a single ‘creative’ beachhead and transitioning into a team or creative ...

“I think his brain looks like what he’s wearing.” —pop idol Billie Eilish on pop culture icon Takashi Murakami. As a first-time attendee of Adobe MAX, also known as the largest “creativity conference” ...

Leadership lessons from Star Trek's Captain Janeway (With a cup of coffee. Black.) Source: Brooke Lark/Unsplash Emotionally intelligent leaders are skilled in dealing with emotions. The culture of ...

Riding the train from Washington to New York this week, I was in the mood to listen to U2’s electrifying performance at Slane Castle in 2001. This video captured a poignant homecoming concert that ...

So I was having a conversation with a recently out-of-school creative person recently when she asked: “So, how do you creatively lead people?” Fair enough question. I mean, it’s the gig. But ...