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August 12, 2024

How waiting for the ‘perfect’ project can hold you back

After realizing that her type A tendencies were costing her, Christina Kim stopped waiting for perfection.

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August 8, 2024

How this designer found success when she stopped saying yes to everything

When Tiffany Skilling saw that people-pleasing was bad for business, she made a U-turn, sharpening her project filter and shoring up her boundaries.

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August 1, 2024

Why taking a day off to let your mind wander is great for business

When Erin Shakoor realized self-care was intrinsic to her success, she adopted a formula for periodic personal reboots.

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May 16, 2024

Subcontractor screw-ups are inevitable. How you handle it is what counts

A stoneworker’s error forced Grace Lee-Lim to problem-solve creatively—with stunning results. Here’s how she went back to the drawing board and made it work.

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May 9, 2024

Should you take a client that fired their last designer? This pro did

For Tineke Triggs, signing on as a project’s replacement designer meant pulling double duty to build rapport with a client who had been burned. Here’s how to turn client trust issues into a relationship-building opportunity.

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April 25, 2024

The client challenge that can boost your creativity

A client’s request to keep several pieces challenged Kerri Pilchik to rethink her usual design approach.

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April 11, 2024

How to stick the landing in a project when a vendor leaves you in the lurch

When a millworker went MIA at the last minute, designers Lathem Gordon and Cate Dunning leaned hard on their industry partners.

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March 21, 2024

The counterintuitive truth about dealing with conflict on your team

Think a team that never fights is the healthiest outcome? Think again. Cultivating a foundation of trust—and then welcoming conflict when it comes—will boost team morale, collaboration and productivity.

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March 6, 2024

8 ways to make billing a no-brainer

By applying a little creativity and a lot of sound advice, you can turn your billing headaches into solutions that are in sync with your firm’s greater purpose.

year in review

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December 26, 2023

10 powerful pieces of business wisdom from creative coach Sean Low in 2023

If you read nothing else before kicking off another year, make it this batch of essential tips.

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