I’ve led creative agencies for 16 years. Before that I was a BBC journalist. I bring first-hand knowledge of agencies, and a journalist’s ability to research, analyse and communicate complex ideas.

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Joe Baker

Chief Research Officer

With decades of experience of digital agencies, I bring research skills from 10 years in academia, digesting a wide range of information and analysing for the key insights relevant for agency leaders.

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The Agency Positioning briefing crystallised my thinking about our proposition, what we are here for and reminded me to keep things simple. It helped me articulate our agency's specialism and for the team understand the value of their skills and roles.

David Mann

Managing Director, dxw

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Bossing it: Learning from crime

Instead of trying to motivate people into being happy, ensure they have a good motive.

Bossing it: Training is the boss's job

Each agency needs its own 'Agency University' programme and, as the boss, you should lead the way on creating and delivering courses and modules.

Bossing it: What you get done today doesn't really matter

What you personally get ticked off a list each day doesn't matter anymore — all that matters is what your agency as a whole achieves.

Bossing it: acceptance & action

As the boss, your role is to lead and facilitate open, frank and safe conversations about issues. To challenge excuses. To steer the team towards accepting reality.

Bossing it: Avoiding avoidance

Part of being a boss is keeping the business, and yourself, pointed towards the difficult things that need fixing, and actually doing something about them

Bossing it

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