Taking the Team Seriously

Taking the Team Seriously

David wants to know if Blair thinks it's harder for creative firms to find great prospective clients, or great employees, as they unpack how to attract the right candidates using a "lead generation" plan.

Ideas for "Lead Generation" of candidates:
  • Social media presence
  • Guest teach a single class at a known school that typically turns out a best student every semester
  • Offer your facility as a meeting place for trade/association meetings
  • Put a rotating art gallery with an open house when the display rotates
  • Quarterly webinar for prospective employees on topics they would be fascinated with, including guests (or even a podcast)
  • Skill-building workshops open to the community, bringing in expert teachers
  • Build a model that depends on a steady rotation of contractors to test them out
  • Keep a great relationship w/ employees who leave you—they are frequently your best people when they return after an interim education somewhere else

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Positioning Cheats

Positioning Cheats

David is bothered by the notion of helping people cheat, especially at positioning. So Blair discusses 10 ways firms could succeed even if they either aren't ready or don't believe in the idea of tight positioning. You'll feel dirty.

21 Helmi 201831min

Words We Try to Define

Words We Try to Define

Expertise, selling, marketing, entrepreneurship, branding, positioning, and consultant. Blair and David do their best to come up with definitions for terms that they use regularly with clients.

7 Helmi 201838min

The Business of Expertise - Part 3, Live from London

The Business of Expertise - Part 3, Live from London

Blair revisits David's new book, "The Business of Expertise: How Entrepreneurial Experts Convert Insight to Impact + Wealth" in front of a live audience in London, who get to ask their own questions.

24 Tammi 201829min

Pricing Creativity

Pricing Creativity

Blair talks about his new book, "Pricing Creativity: A Guide to Profit Beyond the Billable Hour," and the process it took to write it. David gets him to share three of the main rules laid out in the book that firms should apply in order to see significant increases in profit.

10 Tammi 201828min

Planning for the New Year

Planning for the New Year

David and Blair each share some goals that they have for their clients and themselves for the upcoming year, which turns into somewhat of a therapy session.

27 Joulu 201732min

Valuing and Selling Your Firm

Valuing and Selling Your Firm

Blair and David discuss why, when, and how principals sell their firms, and Blair reveals he is skeptical about selling his own firm.

13 Joulu 201734min

The Complexities of Commission Culture

The Complexities of Commission Culture

David picks Blair's brain about new business compensation, and what principals need to consider in finding their firm's place on the spectrum between full commission and salary with no incentives.

29 Marras 201735min

The Role of Profit in a Creative Enterprise

The Role of Profit in a Creative Enterprise

Blair has some questions this week and David has answers. The topic is profit - what it is and the targets firms should be setting.

15 Marras 201727min

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