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The Complete Creative Director: A masterclass in confident creative leadership

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224 pages, Paperback

Published November 25, 2025

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Mick Mahoney

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June 15, 2025
If I was a creative director, I think this book would tell me everything I need to know about how to do my job better and be happier in it. But I’m not, I’m a strategy director and with a client service background and responsible for a lot of wider things under the umbrella of ‘running an agency’, and rather than me gaining less from the book than the person it’s aimed at, I think I’ve gained more… it’s a comprehensive guide to how a creative agency works, and how to put creative leadership at the heart of it.

It should really be called ‘the complete creative agency’.
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December 22, 2025
Tahle kniha je označovaná jako průvodce, kterou by si měl přečíst každý, kdo je nebo chce být kreativním ředitelem. Nicméně je to spíše sbírka esejí, která pokrývá všechny oblasti, na které pravděpodobně narazíte při své kariérní cestě do role kreativního ředitele. Nedá vám přímo praktické rady, ale spíš osobní pohled, od kterého se můžete sami odpíchnout, abyste se mohli někam posunout. Na konci jsem čekal seznam doporučené literatury, pokud bych se chtěl opravdu zlepšit v jednotlivých oblastech jako je prezentování, feedbackování, change management, budování kreativní kultury v týmu apod.
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June 24, 2025
With almost 30 years of experience working in advertising agencies, both big and small, I’ve worked for some amazing creative directors, and some not-so-great ones. But all of them could have learned a thing or two from this book.

And just in case you think this book isn’t for you because you don’t work in a creative industry, think again. If you manage a team and want to get the best out of them, there are valuable lessons to be learned in Mick Mahoney’s book. Definitely worth a read.
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