Corwin Hiebert Managing Creative People + Creative Projects
Category “Small Biz”
Making Meetings Not Suck
[Part 2 of 2] As a counter-post to my pissy rant about how much I think meetings suck, let me share with you some ideas on how you can make meetings not suck. The truth is I have very few traditional meetings. I prefer to process the details of project online – that’s what Smartsheet [...]
Steer a Moving Ship
Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about Malcolm Gladwell’s book Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking. It is a great book – my favourite of his for sure. In Blink he discusses “thin-slicing” – the idea that spontaneous decisions are often as good as, or even better than carefully planned ones. After reading that [...]
Do What You Love
Confession of an entrepreneur: When I’m busy or stressed a 9-to-5 job sounds pretty damn appealing; I can’t help it. Working late each night, for weeks on end, is probably the trigger that gets me thinking about life on the other side… going to work, then going home. That concept has lost all meaning. However, [...]
Paperless Workflow
This post is the first in the series Reduce the Noise – articles focused on removing the chaos that keeps us from being inspired, productive, and successful. I’m kicking this series off by jumping right into the hornet’s nest – it’s an area that I believe creative entrepreneurs consistently loath and neglect: Paper Work. It [...]
Getting Paid
Starting a small business is tough and the hardest part for most entrepreneurs is managing their cash flow. One thing I’ve learned in starting my own event management company is that when it comes to cash flow you need cash, without it there’s no flow. I’m hilarious. The trick is getting paid! If you’re not [...]
Now That’s a Gift
I’ve got a LOT to say about incentives and corporate gifts (let’s just say I’m tired of branded pens, frisbees, and stress balls) but I thought I’d start this category off with a suggestion: if you’re going to encourage your clients to give a gift to their guests, speakers, or dignitaries make sure you check-out [...]
Business Uses for Twitter
Update: Want to get the most out of Twitter? follow Darren Rowse or visit www.twitip.com Article: I highly recommend this article by Jodi Mardesich (Inc.). I think it’s important to understand the value and limitations of social networking tools with respect to event marketing. Many people cram event promo down their friends digital throats and [...]
Business Building
This is my favourite time of year as an event producer. The big rush of summer is over and all my large annual projects are behind me and I can focus on the non-urgent but very important items of business that just don’t make the “A” list during the busy times. This coincides with the [...]
I Love it When a Plan Comes Together
Way back in grade six I was a huge fan of the A-Team… so big in fact that I even had the lunch box. Watching Faceman and B.A. Baracus mess-up those bad guys was a great way to unwind from a stressful day in the classroom and the pressure of practicing my Corey Hart lip [...]
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