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Why designers need to business

You can’t do the How without the Why Most of us chose a career in design because we love the craft. When we think of our jobs, our careers, we think of design first and foremost. …

Management And Leadership

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Why designers need to business
Why designers need to business
Management And Leadership

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Published in Design, or be designed.

·1 day ago

Why does coaching matter in a downturn?

Because leaders need to succeed, now more than ever — When budgets are tight, teams are shrinking, and headcount is limited, why should coaching be at the top of your list of expenditures? The short answer: Because you can’t afford to go without it. This economic downturn is taking a heavy toll on leaders. They are stressed out by instability…

Leadership Development

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Why does coaching matter in a downturn?
Why does coaching matter in a downturn?
Leadership Development

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Published in Design, or be designed.

·6 days ago

Building new on big teams

7 things you need for new product development — Early in her career, Mia Blume was an innovation consultant at IDEO, helping big companies figure out how to create new products and services in the market — often quite successfully. But where the efforts of external consulting agencies end is often where failure begins. “Even when we set up…

Product Development

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Building new on big teams
Building new on big teams
Product Development

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Published in Design, or be designed.

·6 days ago

A Pulse on Design Leadership

Results from Design Dept.’s recent community survey — If you’ve been wondering whether you’re the only one juggling flaming torches or scaling a particularly brutal mountain or thinking that Rip Van Winkle 20-year nap sounds pretty good right about now, we’re here to tell you that you are not alone. And we’ve got the data to prove it. …

Design

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A Pulse on Design Leadership
A Pulse on Design Leadership
Design

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Published in Design, or be designed.

·Feb 28

Real talk with real leaders

The Audrey Liu & Mike Davidson edition — We have regular conversations with design leaders to discuss the realities, challenges, and triumphs of their work. Recently we spoke with Audrey Liu, Executive VP of Design at Lyft, and Mike Davidson, Corporate VP of Design and Research at Microsoft. …

Design

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Real talk with real leaders
Real talk with real leaders
Design

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Published in Design, or be designed.

·Feb 25

Meet the team: Roberta Dombrowski

Design Leadership Instructor & Executive Coach — We are honored to welcome Roberta Dombrowski to the Design Dept. instructor and coaching team. Roberta brings deep experience in education, research, and design to her role as a Design Instructor and Coach. We’ve enjoyed getting to know her perspective, and think you will too. How has your background in workplace education shaped your design path? My path has definitely been…

Design

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Meet the team: Roberta Dombrowski
Meet the team: Roberta Dombrowski
Design

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Published in Design, or be designed.

·Jan 24

Dropping the idea of “balance”

A conversation about priorities — From time to time the Design Dept. team gets together to discuss topics we’ve been thinking about or struggling with. Often these are issues that have come up in our own lives that we’re also hearing others bring up in workshops or coaching sessions. Recently, we’ve been pondering the idea…

Design Leadership

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Dropping the idea of “balance”
Dropping the idea of “balance”
Design Leadership

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Published in Design, or be designed.

·Jan 17

I’m an individual contributor: Here’s what I look for in a good manager

A perspective from Ibrahim Hasan, UX Content Designer — Chances are you’ve already read some of Ibrahim’s writing for Design Dept. in articles like No, you should not be your team’s shit umbrella and Performance conversations don’t have to be so miserable. …

Design Leadership

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I’m an individual contributor: Here’s what I look for in a good manager
I’m an individual contributor: Here’s what I look for in a good manager
Design Leadership

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Published in Design, or be designed.

·Jan 10

15 books to read in 2023

Our top picks for design leaders — Learning and development are the bread and butter of what we do at Design Dept. We are, after all, on a mission to become better leaders, designers, and humans. So in the spirit of new beginnings (hello, 2023!) and leveling up, our staff members are sharing their most transformative reading…

Design Leadership

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15 books to read in 2023
15 books to read in 2023
Design Leadership

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Published in Design, or be designed.

·Dec 13, 2022

Everything we’ve been taught about career advancement is wrong

People management is not the only way — In under a year, Jon Rundle had gone from being the second design hire on his team to officially managing it. Things were on an upward trajectory. The team was in hyper growth mode, enjoying extra headcount approvals and internal excitement around the work they were shipping. …

Design Leadership

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Everything we’ve been taught about career advancement is wrong
Everything we’ve been taught about career advancement is wrong
Design Leadership

5 min read

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