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Contractor to Corporate (or corporation domestication)

I experienced an unusually long dry spell in my writing last year that scared me into a corporate job. Never again did I want to feel that out of control of my future and against my better judgement, I accepted a delicious carrot that was dangled in front of me – full-time employment. What’s happened since then has completely thrown me off my proverbial axis.

If any of you out there are full-time…

Building a Strong Team 101

I’ve seen it a million times. Put a bunch of bodies in chairs and expect them to become a productive team. Add bodies; add water – boom instant team! What??

I work in an office with an assorted array of writers, with an assorted array of personalities, traits, and skill levels. We all excel at one thing or another, but collectively we’ve nothing in common. I blame management mostly for this. It…