Give your team a roadmap for success.

"Teams look to their Creative Director to lead them to "amazing," whatever amazing means. An effective Creative Director will paint a picture of what success looks like for the team and the client."

- Diego Lopez RGD, Creative Director at Compass Creative

Success isn't sweet if you aren't humble about it.

"There's being involved in great work, and there's being a jerk about it. It wasn't just you. There's a huge team of people behind the work, and the people who aren't humble are the ones that don't go very far; they rub people the wrong way and people don't want to work with them."

- Ryan Booth RGD, Design Director at Zulu Alpha Kilo

Passion projects can be most projects.

"Never stop thinking of your projects as a problem you have to solve. At the end of the day, we're all passionate problem-solvers at our best."

- Jessica Vitale RGD, Director, Graphics Studio at FORREC

Recognize that failure and vulnerability are part of the process.

"A lot of being a designer is about the ability to fall and then get back up again."

- Udo Schliemann RGD, Principal Creative Director at Entro

Being busy is inevitable — instead of scaling back, be present.

"My calendar can get pretty full, but I can only be in one meeting at a time. It's about prioritizing what's important, but also understanding what you're trying to accomplish. It's not so much about slowing down, but being present in that one thing that you're working on at any given moment."

- Ryan Booth RGD, Design Director at Zulu Alpha Kilo

You are your team.

"I truly believe that Creative Directors are evaluated by the level of talent they attract and the work they inspire them to make."

- Diego Lopez RGD, Creative Director at Compass Creative

Spend time being curious.

"It's easier to be curious as a young person. But you keep that child in you who's always searching and who finds joy in being curious."

- Udo Schliemann RGD, Principal Creative Director at Entro

Work like a Creative Director before you have the title.

"When the title comes, you should already be doing the job. So if you have aspirations to be a Creative Director, start to think about how you can bring those aspects of being a Creative Director into your job no matter what your title."

- Jessica Vitale RGD, Director, Graphics Studio at FORREC

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