Articles and Essays by Todd Henry

Creating

Don’t Chase Cool. Avoid The Zeitgeist Blender.

If you are feeling uninspired, recognize that it could be due to feeding on the output of the Zeitgeist Blender. Don’t allow cultural sentiment to rob you of the joy of surprise and delight.

April 18, 2023

Living

We Are Unmoored. It’s Time To Re-Tether.

Without a central driving narrative, it’s easy to become “unmoored” and adrift. I believe this is precisely what’s happened to many professionals over the past few years.

April 13, 2023

Inspiration

Festival de las Ideas

The iconic festival dedicated to ideas, innovation, and freedom was a true joy to experience.

March 13, 2023

Leading

Why You Should Be Afraid Of Ghost (Rules)

How invisible rules can haunt your team’s culture and inhibit good collaboration.

December 1, 2022

Creating

Find Your “Sweet Spot” Of Effectiveness

Your sweet spot is discovered through active contemplation, not passive reflection. The broader your base of experience, the more patterns you will be able to discern.

November 28, 2022

Featured

How To Release Control Of Your Team

Some leaders hire bright, talented, creative people for their team, then spend their entire day trying to turn them into little versions of themselves. Don’t do that.

November 28, 2022

Featured

Why Your Constant Hustling Is Getting You Nowhere

Of course you need to put your full effort into whatever you’re doing at any given time. However, be careful not to fall into the hustle trap.

September 14, 2022

Leading

Why Great Leaders Aim For Influence, Not Control

Controlling behavior never leads to results beyond your own grasp. However, when you are able to achieve influence, you multiply your efforts and reproduce your values and principles in the lives of others.

August 26, 2022

Featured

How To Find Your Leadership Voice

Your team needs to be able to recognize what you value, why you care about it, and why it should matter to them.

July 11, 2022

Featured

3 Ways Leaders Unknowingly Limit Their Team’s Creativity

The better you are at setting good rails for your team, the more they will feel freedom to bring their best ideas and work to the table.

June 9, 2022

Business

The Thing You Do Every Day

It’s not just the big efforts that make a difference. More often than not it’s the little things that you do every day that actually move the needle.

May 25, 2022

Business

Call Your Own Bluff This Year

Have you ever had an idea burning inside of you that you knew could really take off, yet you just couldn’t stir up the courage to take the first steps?

January 2, 2021

Creating

Create Work That Lasts (My Interview With Chase Jarvis)

A few weeks ago I had the chance to travel to LA for an interview with one of my favorite creators and entrepreneurs, Chase Jarvis. Chase is an incredible photographer, and is the co-founder of CreativeLIVE, a platform designed to help creative pros to learn new skills from the best in the business.

February 28, 2018

Leading

Keep Your Leadership Fire Alive

If you lead a team of people, you have the responsibility to keep your flame burning bright and hot. Yes, you can still do your job for a while without inspiration, but eventually your team will catch on to the fact that you’re not really smoking what you’re selling, and they’ll start to wonder whether their sacrifices are really worth it.

February 6, 2018