Career Advice
How to survive digital overload
A successful blog or community management role has users contacting you 24/7. Here's how to survive.
Bullying in the arts is a real problem
Artists get away with more bad behaviour than anyone else in the workplace. It's time to draw the line.
The 10 qualities you will need in the coming Industrial Revolution
The news is good for creatives as the World Economic Forum defines the most desirable skills in the coming job…
Nightmare chairs and how to survive them
The chairs who run arts boards are usually corporate successes and often rich and powerful. But that doesn't necessarily mean…
Anti-burnout advice for freelancers
Fluctuating workloads and financial pressure is a recipe for burnout in freelancers. We've collected strategies to help identify and defeat…
Keeping fresh and focused in a long-term role
Tips and ideas from sector colleagues to keep you inspired in an ongoing role.
Knowing when it's time to go
Arts industry figures share their stories about knowing when it's time to seek the next challenge, and how to handle…
A budget for the spontaneous creative
Planning isn't the first thing that comes to mind for those who enjoy a spontaneous lifestyle. But for artists and…
Social media dos and don'ts for arts businesses
If you want to use Facebook, Twitter or Instagram to promote your art or arts organisation, you need to use…
Welcoming a newbie to the office (from the archives)
Giving new recruits a login and showing them where the toilets are is not enough to make them productive employees.