Articles (Leadership)

Reflections on Unifying & Leading the VMware UX Design Team  Beverly May, VP of UX Design

Design management is a spectrum, not a single clear-cut role

Have you ever wondered how the world’s most successful product managers consistently deliver solutions that not only meet but exceed…

Introducing the mini vision sprint process — a template for collaboration — and how we used it to build Faire for teams

Design Sprints have the incredible ability to unlock the full potential of a team’s creativity and push innovation to new heights — that’s…

Be careful. Most “products” are, in fact, projects.

Trying to create a sense of urgency almost always backfires.

Managing one team is hard. Managing managers takes a lot of work. If you need help to delegate to your engineering managers, or to…

Prescriptive Agile frameworks make it hard for designers to add valuable contributions to the team. Without discovery practices as part of…

When I started my first in-house design leadership role, I proudly went to my boss and declared “the design team is accountable for…

Having clear goals is vital for every organization. It allows team members to focus on the work that matters and deliver measurable…

“What I really want is to work on…is strategy,” I’ve heard from colleagues on every team I’ve been on. And it’s no surprise — big strategy projects can sometimes seem like the most exciting and high-profile projects in a tech company. They call to mind visionaries who change the world by thinking about big-picture problems

Leadership styles make or break an organisation's culture. People admire leaders who are savvy, humble and smart. Diversity is a bonus, too.

After a year and a half as a manager at my current company, I’ve decided to write down my insights to help those interested in leading teams. The list includes reflections and advice — take what…

What I learned from a year of fostering a virtual design community

How two different UX leadership styles use loyalty and dissent to supercharge their teams

What’s next for you as an individual design contributor? Are you aspiring to be a design lead? Or perhaps you’re simply interested in…

Take the best of being a designer and create a durable playbook for handling challenges as a manager

Famous for his Design role at Apple, Jony Ive stands as a product design luminary whose influence has left an indelible mark on the tech and innovation landscape.

Dorelle Rabinowitz discusses micro expressions, taking credit for your work, and the challenges of working on a complex product like Adobe…

It’s Your Team, Stupid!

Let’s talk about design leadership. What exactly does leadership look like in the world of design? How does a lead product designer become…

After a year and a half as a manager, I’ve decided to write down my insights to help those interested in leading teams. The list includes…

Communication tips for empathetic people

Recently, I read Chapter 1 of the book “The Manager’s Path” which describes the basics of being managed and what to expect from a manager.

Facing into the challenges of elevation and altitude is an integral part of how we succeed and scale ourselves as design leaders.

The managers, the format, and the attendee overload turn meetings into unproductive wastelands. Let’s explore 5 unintuitive hacks to fix…

Shishir Mehrotra shares tips for harnessing the power of the braintrust, asking the right questions, and landing a moonshot.