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If you’re white like me it’s so important to realize that we were raised in a society where institutionalized racism is normalized, and we were born with privilege. You can’t choose the color of your skin, but you can choose to put ego aside and reflect on why this isn’t happening to me, and be vocal about being anti-racist.
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Thoughts about Giant Spoon?
Does anyone know the recruiter at Y&R NYC?
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Being good at your job is not enough. You have to think through your career goals and then work to make them happen via politics, socializing and creating your own pr.
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Chief
Focus your energy on new ideas rather than complaining one of your ideas died. Resilience is the talent.
We’re not saving lives
But have you seen what they award at Cannes?
Leave before it’s too late
Rishad Tobaccowala has a perfect phrase for this. Every job has a midnight hour. Smart people recognize when it's five minutes before.
Rising Star
Dont work at agencies that have too many chiefs in the c-suite. Too many approval layers and loud voices doom the work before the contract is signed.
At every job, you should either learn or earn.
This advice really helped shape how I think about growth in the industry. If you’re not gaining valuable knowledge or building new skills, or if the paycheck isn’t worth the time, it’s time to move on.
1. Make some (secret) allies within the organization with whom you share an unbreakable bond so you know when people are conspiring against your goals. (I ignored this one and it cost me).
2. Atheists make better creative people because they are skeptical and typically possess good critical thinking skills.
hmm, the bible is pretty creative.
Work with people you like and learn from.
Great, portfolio building work.
Great pay.
You will never get all three.
If you have two, you're at a good place.
If you have one, leave.
If you're an executive, you're always running for mayor.
If you want to change the agency or change the world, do it through client work.
The work drives the philosophy. Your theory, your creds, your thought leadership is 10x more believable if it flows from the work you do.
Leaders cast a long shadow: what is your behavior saying about the standards of the work and the value of the talent?
Our job is to simplify. Nobody wishes the presentation was longer. Be a good editor of your work and the work of others. Everyone will be grateful for that.
Always get closer to the work and the clients. There's a false temptation that seniority means distance from the work, or that it's better to be on the conference circuit or the top floor than in the engine room with the client and the teams. Don't fall for it. When the holding company bean counters come looking, the first thing they look for is ties to client work.
Keep learning from the best work in your company and in the industry. Your ability to solve problems depends on what's in your internal LLM.
Officers eat last.
Hard on the work, easy on the people
Pro
This might be the simplest best advice about how to thrive in this industry.
Always be defining what does success look like Now.
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Don’t shit where you eat.
It’s a job
Contribute to your 401k
Be nice
Except for rare exceptions, nothing is ever truly as urgent as people make it seem
“Don’t fuck it up”
Never ever rest on your laurels.
Learn to sell yourself
Float above it, take the high road and let it roll off your back.