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Read time: 1 minute, 330 words. I usually advise artists to think more like business leaders. But lately, I've been seeing the opposite is just as powerful. What if business leaders started thinking more like artists?Not just managing problems, but creatively reimagining them.Not just pushing harder, but shifting perspective. Structure is important...but it's not where breakthroughs happen.Creativity is. ππ½ Check these 7 ways to bring an artist's lens into your business thinking.Because...
Read time: 1 minute, 319 words. Decision paralysis kills more dreams than bad choices ever will. I've seen it firsthand. Especially with artists. Stuck in their heads, tweaking the same track, debating the next move, waiting for the "right" moment.But the truth? Clarity doesn't come before action. It comes from action.As a producer, I turned to formulas to quiet the noise and move forward fast.Now I use the same 9 frameworks to make decisions in seconds.ππ½ You can too. Here's how.-Kabir Seven...
Read time: 1 minute, 316 words. A Navy Commanding Officer once told me,"Your job is to make me look good."He wasn't wrong.If I took care of my stuff, he looked good...And that would invite his favor. Same thing in the corporate world.Same thing in the music world. Help your boss win, and you win too.ππΎ Check these 7 smart ways to make your boss look good (without sucking up or selling out).-Kabir Seven Point Sunday - May 18πΌ Portfolio Career Meet Heather McGowan. Future-of-work strategist,...