Exactly four weeks ago today, I was at a conference listening to someone talk about having the best, the ideal clients (and not accepting anything less). “If you have a client who isn’t the right fit for you, let them go,” she said. “You can always get another one.” My mindset wasn’t in the same
Category Archives: Values
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Oct
Oct
Do you find yourself saying “Oh my word it’s [time of day] and I haven’t [list of things] yet!” It’s 9am and I’ve only checked emails. It’s 4pm and I haven’t finished the one thing I said I would do today It’s Friday and I still have this that and the other to finish… But
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Jan
Jan
` I was once asked to help teach a group of young people about singing in harmony. I wasn’t sure I was the best person to do this. Although I grew up singing at home and in church, and in small groups or choirs, it was all self taught - or rather, learned from listening
Karens Notes, Sketchnotes, Values, Team
Choosing personal pillars and values (and how this helps a team)
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Nov
Nov
Not long after I set up PF, I identified what I saw as the core foundational “pillars” of the company. Things I personally stood for and what I wanted the agency to stand for, too. Those are creativity, integrity, generosity, and rest. (For a while there was one called “service”, but I decided that was less of
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Mar
Mar
Okay so, the world has gone a bit mad. I had some fears too, and they’ve gone up and down a bit as shown by this handy graph. Here’s the things I’ve been telling myself, my team, and pretty much anyone I ended up talking to this week about the coronavirus (so, everyone). On levels
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Feb
Feb
Last year I was asked to sketchnote the five values for a company called Diagnostax. I got to know them through one of the owners, Gwil, who I met at an accounting conference. I was walking through the hordes of people and Gwil literally stopped me and said “You’re Karen Reyburn, right? The one who
