How Her Mistake Led to 6 Months' Worth of Bad Projects | Charlotte McBride, Charlotte McBride Design

The Professional Confessional

Graphic designer Charlotte McBride talks about how her greatest strength turned into a weakness so big, she delivered 6 months' worth of bad projects.

• Charlotte's biggest professional mistake was rushing her projects to completion, prompting a career-defining confrontation with her direct supervisor. Her speed, combined with her inexperience and her manager's reluctance to speak up sooner, which was her own mistake, resulted in six months' worth of mediocre product that may have been avoided.
  
• Now, Charlotte deliberately enforces timelines with both herself and her clients, particularly when wrestling with repetitive assignments. She recommends physically getting up from your workspace, maybe remembering to eat that meal that you may have missed, so you can return with fresh eyes and greater attention.
  
• Today, Charlotte McBride is a PowerPoint and graphic designer to help corporate companies clarify their message, nail their pitches and close more deals. You can visit her website at PC-Podcast.com/CharlotteM. (As in McBride, because that's how we roll.)

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1. How Her Mistake Led to 6 Months' Worth of Bad Projects | Charlotte McBride, Charlotte McBride Design (00:00:00)

2. "It doesn't ever occur to us that it's ever a bad thing." (00:00:34)

3. "About six months after I started working with her, she sent me an email." (00:02:04)

4. "So I went and had a chat with her." (00:03:44)

5. "How could she have couched her feedback in such a way that you would have been enthusiastic rather than blindsided?" (00:05:15)

6. "Has it changed how you approach other clients?" (00:09:16)

7. "How do you force yourself to slow down?" (00:10:48)

8. "So, Charlotte's biggest professional mistake was..." (00:13:00)