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What Does It Take to Be a Freelance Artist? | Career Crush

What Does It Take to Be a Freelance Artist? | Career Crush 15 Feb 2022 --- 𝙎𝙪𝙗𝙨𝙘𝙧𝙞𝙗𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝘼𝙨𝙘𝙚𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙤𝙙𝙖𝙮! ✨ https://www.youtube.com/c/HBRAscend ✨ It’s about a lot more than making great art. Subscribe to the Ascend newsletter: https://hbr.org/email-newsletters?movetile_hbpascendnl&hideIntromercial=true Ascend editor Kelsey Alpaio chats with Kit Mills, a freelance illustrator and comic artist, to find out what it’s really like to pursue art professionally. 00:00 Meet Kit Mills 01:20 The day in the life 02:19 The business side 03:12 Do you need to go to school to be an artist? 04:50 Figuring out your rate 06:50 Getting work 08:00 Being your own boss 09:05 Balancing passion and making a living Produced by Andy Robinson, Kelsey Alpaio, and Elainy Mata Video by Andy Robinson and Elainy Mata Editing by Andy Robinson Animation and Design by Riko Cribbs and Karen Player Follow us: https://hbr.org/ascend https://www.tiktok.com/@hbrascend https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/hbrascend https://www.facebook.com/hbrascend/ https://twitter.com/HBRAscend https://www.instagram.com/hbrascend #freelancing #workingforyourself #artist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

The New World of Work: Keith Ferrazzi, author of "Competing in the New World of Work"

The New World of Work: Keith Ferrazzi, author of "Competing in the New World of Work" 2 Mar 2022 --- The New World of Work is back! HBR's Adi Ignatius is going live with Keith Ferrazzi, author of the upcoming book "Competing in the New World of Work." We'll discuss his research on thousands of transformational leaders — and why organizations of the future need to be digital, distributed, inclusive, resilient, and empathic. Share your questions for Keith in the chat and we'll pass them along. You can find the book here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08TCJ9MF1/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1 This interview part of a series called “The New World of Work,” which explores how top-tier executives see the future and how their companies are trying to set themselves up for success. Each week, Adi will interview a leader on LinkedIn Live — and then share an inside look at those conversations and solicit questions for future discussions in a newsletter just for HBR subscribers. If you’re a subscriber, you can sign up for the newsletter here: https://hbr.org/my-library/preferences?movetile=newworldofwork. Follow us: https://hbr.org/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/harvard-business-review/ https://www.facebook.com/HBR/ https://twitter.com/HarvardBiz https://www.instagram.com/harvard_business_review Sign up for Newsletters: https://hbr.org/email-newsletters #HarvardBusinessReview #FutureofWork #KeithFerrazzi Copyright © 2022 Harvard Business School Publishing. All rights reserved. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Rid Your Organization of Annoying Obstacles

Rid Your Organization of Annoying Obstacles 7 Jan 2025 --- Do you sometimes feel like your team’s creativity—and even their productivity—is bogged down by unnecessary rules or overcomplicated processes? Here’s how to fight this problem. Read the full article by Robert I. Sutton and Huggy Rao here: https://s.hbr.org/4h1fIG4 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

How to Speak up in Meetings (and When to Hold Back)

How to Speak up in Meetings (and When to Hold Back) 4 Jan 2022 --- Speaking up is one of the single-most effective ways to increase visibility and build trust with your clients and colleagues. 00:00 Speaking up in meetings can be more important than presentations or speeches 00:30 Tip 1: Prepare a few points in advance 00:44 Tip 2: Ask, "Why you?" 01:08 Tip 3: Pause and breathe to build confidence 01:30 Sometimes it's best to hold back 01:47 Hold back if you're only trying to show off 02:00 Hold back if you're trying to empower others on your team 02:15 Hold back if your comment would be better shared in private In many organizations, our leadership readiness is measured in part by our willingness to speak up in a meeting. Based on the HBR article by Allison Shapira: How to Speak Up in a Meeting, and When to Hold Back (https://hbr.org/2019/04/how-to-speak-up-in-a-meeting-and-when-to-hold-back). This video is co-produced with @Emeritus . You can find more co-productions from HBR and Emeritus on the Emeritus app: https://emrt.us/HarvardBusinessReview Follow us: https://hbr.org/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/harvard-business-review/ https://www.facebook.com/HBR/ https://twitter.com/HarvardBiz https://www.instagram.com/harvard_business_review Sign up for Newsletters: https://hbr.org/email-newsletters #HarvardBusinessReview #Explainer #Meetings Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Delta CEO Ed Bastian on Leading an Airline Through Two Years of Pandemic Disruptions

Delta CEO Ed Bastian on Leading an Airline Through Two Years of Pandemic Disruptions 21 Jan 2022 --- Ed Bastian, CEO of Delta Air Lines, leads a company that has been on the front lines of pandemic challenges. The majority of Delta’s workforce doesn’t have the option of working from home. Over the past two years, Delta has won widespread praise for its handling of the complexities resulting from Covid, and Bastian has developed ideas and strategies for how a company can not only survive during crisis, but thrive. This interview part of a series called “The New World of Work,” which explores how top-tier executives see the future and how their companies are trying to set themselves up for success. Each week, Adi will interview a leader on LinkedIn Live — and then share an inside look at those conversations and solicit questions for future discussions in a newsletter just for HBR subscribers. If you’re a subscriber, you can sign up for the newsletter here: https://hbr.org/my-library/preferences?movetile=newworldofwork. Follow us: https://hbr.org/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/harvard-business-review/ https://www.facebook.com/HBR/ https://twitter.com/HarvardBiz https://www.instagram.com/harvard_business_review Sign up for Newsletters: https://hbr.org/email-newsletters #HarvardBusinessReview #FutureofWork #EdBastian Copyright © 2022 Harvard Business School Publishing. All rights reserved. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]