http://spin.willowcreek.com/c/blogs/arts_blog/archive/2009/03/26/time-to-fire-yourself.aspxI would like to provoke some thought about the allure and the potential hazards of being a &#39;manager&#39;. If you have any sort of organizational skills, any sort of leadership abilities, or any amount of charisma, it’s not too long until someone thinksenCommunityServer 2007 SP2 (Build: 20611.960)http://spin.willowcreek.com/c/blogs/arts_blog/archive/2009/03/26/time-to-fire-yourself.aspx#50229Tue, 31 Mar 2009 21:19:24 GMT0f13730e-872a-45b8-8e14-b95aead6df61:50229Tony Kim<p>Dan, way to stay commited to your calling. No one else in your organization will really care about your development but rather how you can sacrificially give. You have to know where you are willing to draw the line. Thanks for commenting.</p> <img src="http://spin.willowcreek.com/c/aggbug.aspx?PostID=50229" width="1" height="1">http://spin.willowcreek.com/c/blogs/arts_blog/archive/2009/03/26/time-to-fire-yourself.aspx#50154Fri, 27 Mar 2009 20:20:17 GMT0f13730e-872a-45b8-8e14-b95aead6df61:50154koodangit - i only hung out w/ you cuz of your title... :)<img src="http://spin.willowcreek.com/c/aggbug.aspx?PostID=50154" width="1" height="1">http://spin.willowcreek.com/c/blogs/arts_blog/archive/2009/03/26/time-to-fire-yourself.aspx#50151Fri, 27 Mar 2009 17:51:39 GMT0f13730e-872a-45b8-8e14-b95aead6df61:50151DanI fired myself about 5 years ago and it was definitely the right choice for me! I still get asked at every review &quot;Aren&#39;t you interested being a manager and moving up the ladder?&quot; I am happy I can say no with a sense of peace...<img src="http://spin.willowcreek.com/c/aggbug.aspx?PostID=50151" width="1" height="1">http://spin.willowcreek.com/c/blogs/arts_blog/archive/2009/03/26/time-to-fire-yourself.aspx#50150Fri, 27 Mar 2009 16:26:46 GMT0f13730e-872a-45b8-8e14-b95aead6df61:50150Tony Kim<p>Your right John. Crisis has a 'gravity' effect on the creative leader. You are drawn to iit and before you know, you forgot what you were originally doing. Tyranny of the urgent. It happens all the time. </p> <img src="http://spin.willowcreek.com/c/aggbug.aspx?PostID=50150" width="1" height="1">http://spin.willowcreek.com/c/blogs/arts_blog/archive/2009/03/26/time-to-fire-yourself.aspx#50148Fri, 27 Mar 2009 15:41:19 GMT0f13730e-872a-45b8-8e14-b95aead6df61:50148John CarrollPreach it Tony. That is good stuff. What is crazy is that often the creative leader starts in the right position on the team, but as the season goes on, they end up in a role that &quot;only&quot; they can do it seems and no where near their original role. Firing is kind of like course correcting for so many people. One degree off true north and you end way too far east or west in the long run. <img src="http://spin.willowcreek.com/c/aggbug.aspx?PostID=50148" width="1" height="1">http://spin.willowcreek.com/c/blogs/arts_blog/archive/2009/03/26/time-to-fire-yourself.aspx#50122Thu, 26 Mar 2009 20:42:28 GMT0f13730e-872a-45b8-8e14-b95aead6df61:50122Dennis SalvatierWhen I first came on board to Newsong I had just fired myself from Assist Marketing. I was the Marketing Director and I was good at it. I had 2 people under me and I really focused on letting them they were working with me and not below me, but I didn&#39;t get to always design the way I wanted to. I carried a lot of responsibilty and finally I decided I wasn&#39;t happy and I quit, tentatively looking for a new position where I could be just a plain ole&#39; designer again. That&#39;s when you called and I was glad you did. So their is definitely wisdom in your words. Thanks again for writing a relevant blog.<img src="http://spin.willowcreek.com/c/aggbug.aspx?PostID=50122" width="1" height="1">