Why Some People Pursue Mediocrity plus Strategist Support (9 Listener Questions Answered)

In this episode, we discuss mediocrity and why some people need it plus I answer nine questions while walking through New York City. The questions include: 1. What can I do when I feel a lack of interest cause every project looks the same? 2. How to approach building a team for the first time 3. Why are we moving backwards as a country? 4. Are the traditional strategy-creative roles in agencies relevant in the fast-paced digital marketing era? 5. Does the agency world over index with neuro-atypical peeps (spectrum, sociopaths, etc)? 6. I’m frustrated by how the person I report to hardly gives a shit about planning and knows less. 7. What’s the value of strategy? 8. How do you deal with a strategist above yo who won’t get out of your way? 9. Do you know of any good practices or exercises I could use to "derive insights from data"? ** For early-bird tickets to The Sweathead Do-Together and for information about our next strategy accelerator, visit http://www.sweathead.com ** 🔥 Strategy classes: http://www.sweathead.com ✉️ Newsletter: http://eepurl.com/dscjW5 📸 Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/sweathead 🔊 Podcast & other links: https://znap.link/sweathead Sweathead is a support group for strategists and account planners around the world. We host conferences, online courses, live events, and podcasts. We also train companies.

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How do you get good at strategy? Whether you’re into brand strategy, advertising strategy, digital strategy, social media strategy, or you just love doing strategy but you get frustrated at how people use the word, Sweathead will help you delve into the practices and minds of some of the world’s most wonderful strategists. We're in our sixth year and have surpassed 1,500,000 listens! Hit SUBSCRIBE, tell your friends, and leave a kind rating. Real-time action is @markpollard and @sweathead. You can find strategy classes and "Strategy Is Your Words" here: http://www.sweathead.com.