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Running a Design Business: The Staffing Rule Book

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Learn how to make better, smarter, and more strategic staffing and organizational decisions to grow and manage your creative team.

Syllabus

Introduction

Introduction to the rules of creative staffing

1. Firm Leadership

Leadership vs. management
Benchmark current state of leadership
The role and responsibility of the firm's leadership
Mapping your own role: An exercise
Why solopreneurship is unsustainable

2. Organizational Model and Team Roles

Client-focused or billable functional areas
Firm-focused or non-billable functional areas
Six key attributes team members must have
12 hard and fast organizational rules
Six important financial rules

3. The Search and Hiring Process

Five hard and fast rules for hiring
Job postings
How to find the best candidates
How to interview, and must-ask questions to include
Vet candidates and check references

4. Management Tools

Job descriptions
Employee agreements
Regular check-ins
Performance reviews
Promotion paths

Conclusion

Final thoughts on staffing

Taught by

Emily Ruth Cohen

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