Turning on the Bright Lights and Living Colorfully
Working in a team, inspiring a team, helping your team, things your team would love.
My favorite times in the office are when my coworkers bring their dogs in. It's always a nice surprise to be able to hold a little pup in your arms after a long meeting. I've been making these all natural homemade dog treats, which I debuted at our office Christmas party last year, and they've been ...
How perfect are these conversation heart charms from Killer Sprinkles? I think these are so sweet to give to your team or fave coworkers on Valentines day. They’re inexpensive but super thoughtful, and I love the cheeky little sayings on them… HELL NO.. NAPS… NETFLIX… TREAT YO SELF. What girl can’t relate to these?
My talented friend Ashling started Killer Sprinkles a year ago this month. She hand makes these itty bitty jewelry pieces out of clay that resemble her favorite foods and desserts. I love that she found this outlet for her creativity. It’s so important to have something fun to turn to outside of work – that’s exactly why I started this blog. Since it’s debut, Killer Sprinkles has been featured on Buzzfeed and gained popularity on Instagram. I’m so excited to see this baby grow.
In celebration of Killer Sprinkles’ birthday, Ash is inviting Agency Addicts readers to the party with 10% off for the entire month of February. Use Promo Code: HAPPYBIRTHDAY.
These conversation hearts are fabulous, especially if you’re buying several gifts at once for your team; but I also love some of the new items in the store like this lollipop charm and this conversation heart bracelet. Cute right? So show some love and pick up a handmade gift for a special girlfriend or coworker this Valentines day. <3
Has everyone finished their Christmas shopping yet? I still need to pick up a few things, but I'm proud to say that I finished the majority of it pretty early this year. One thing that I always over think is what I should get for people at the office. You don't want to go too ...
If you're anything like me, you're not even close to finishing your holiday shopping. Things aren't slowing down at the office so the thought of spending the weekend fighting crowds for gifts feels a bit overwhelming. Thank goodness for the Internet. Here are my picks that are perfect for agency friends - best of all, you can ...
5 WAYS TO KEEP YOUR TEAM COHESIVE
I’m so excited because half my team members are flying into Southern California today for a quarterly business review with our clients. It’s common in agency life for your team to be spread out all over the country, and sometimes even overseas. My current program management team consists of 5 people in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and 3 people (including myself) in Irvine, California. On top of that, a couple of us work from home offices, and us California folks are hardly ever in one place since our week is usually littered with offsite client meetings. Yet, we all work on the same account, with the same group of clients. With that said, keeping cohesion within the team isn’t always easy. It takes constant effort to keep apprised of each other’s projects so we don’t get disconnected from each other and, more importantly, so our work doesn’t end up getting disconnected to the client. Here are a few things my team does to create and maintain cohesion:
Sometimes there's nothing better than taking a little breather from the monotony of the day and conducting a meeting off site. Now, the whole point of this is to stay productive- just in a prettier, more enjoyable setting. So whether you're entertaining a client, having a pow wow with your team or just meeting over some food, ...
