Stop failing and start testing. Running a Creative Department is one of the most challenging workflows. Urgent work pops up from no where and it has to be done. If your process is written in stone you'll be using the f word all day. Rather consider these forced function pivots as testing a new workflow. It's the best way to ensure you're inhouse or agency creative team is setup for success.
Running a creative or production team is a challenge. You need to know how to herd cats, plug leaks, and keep the work flowing all at the same time. Demand rises and falls and rises again—and when it does, you can be sure that you’ll hear from all sides that deliverables aren’t going out on time, because there are not enough creative resources.
Several years ago all of the Wild Boars soccer team, and their coach, were released from a hospital in Thailand. The remarkable rescue involving hundreds of individuals, teams, NGOs and companies, along with traditional and innovative technology captured the attention of the world, and for good reason.
