Those who like Hugh MacLeod’s cartoons and writing like them a lot, and I’m one of those people. His cartoons are wise, abrasive and often cut to the heart of what it means to do Great Work, to find your own path and to stay human in the corporate world – or as he puts it in this interview, “figure out what’s really going on.” In fact, he often refers to this cartoons as ‘cubicle bombs’ – little explosions that disrupt Business As Usual. I’ve got this one hanging up in my house:
In our interview, we spend a good deal of the time exploring some of the 40 strategies for creativity he outlines in his book ‘Ignore Everybody‘ including:
- What it really means to ’sing in your own voice’ (and how Hugh found his)
- How Hugh manages to stay creative and fresh – and the answer is suprisingly undramatic
- What, when it comes down to it, Hugh thinks is the secret to his and others’ success
You can follow Hugh on Twitter at @gapingvoid and see his cartoons and art at his blog, www.gapingvoid.com
Listen to my interview with Hugh MacLeod here.
If you enjoyed this interview, you’ll also enjoy my conversations with:
- Steven Pressfield, author of ‘The War of Art’
- Pam Slim, author of ‘Escape from Cubicle Nation’
- Merlin Mann of 43Folders.com
