Sink or Swim

Advice to ensure reluctant staff take holidays at a time when R&R is more important than ever.

How to successfully manage all of those urgent client requests, and why empowering all staff can take pressure off the stars.

Nancy Vonk and Janet Kestin offer advice about the importance of body language, and the value of explaining work to a client.

The return of Sink of Swim to The Message includes advice for CDs who feel overwhelmed by workload, and what to do when ‘okay is good enough’ for your creative team.

What happens when leadership styles differ, and a reminder that top dogs can be introverts too.

Today you’ll learn: “Hepeating,” when a man gets credit for a woman’s (ignored) good idea that he simply repeated.

And what happens when another leader rejects your employee.

And why leaders shouldn’t be fearful of developing their potential replacement.

And what happens when you get promoted into a leadership role and miss your old job.

Industry legends Nancy Vonk and Janet Kestin are sharing leadership advice and insight in a regular column for The Message. To start things off, Vonk and Kestin spoke with us about their leadership philosophy and how good leaders are tied to today’s organizational performance.