What if the secret to creative leadership isn’t confidence, but knowing when you might be wrong? John Renz breaks down how to balance ego with humility to create better partnerships and work that actually wins. Listen now to learn how to build trust, give better feedback, and lead creative teams with a balanced blend of confidence and humility.
Design legend Debbie Millman reveals what creative leadership looks like in 2025. Learn why courage beats confidence, how to empower creative teams, and why the best leaders choose service over power.
When your identity becomes your brand, how do you stay grounded? In this episode of Real Creative Leadership, Donna Lamar, Head of Video Content and Entertainment at Spotify, joins Adam Morgan to discuss what it means to lead creatively without losing yourself — or your own creativity — and how to build teams where people want to bring their entire selves to the work. Drawing from rebranding Twitter and creating culture-shaping campaigns at Nike and Spotify, Donna shows why your story, your obsessions, and what drives you are a creative’s greatest tools to stay awake and tuned into your process, and how to protect them in a world of endless feedback.

