When working on Airbnb’s infra team, I struggled to grow from an L4 engineer to a senior/L5 eng. I came early, stayed late, and said yes to working on anything that needed help - I was as eager as a new grad could be.

Guest post by Addy Osmani, Head of Chrome at Google

Visual management is the lifeblood of a Lean production system. It provides insight across teams, departments & management.

Should you stick to what you know, or is it wiser to broaden your abilities? Maybe you should only take on projects that fall within your circle of competence, or maybe you should get out of your comfort zone.

My personal top 10, with drawings and a ton of resources.

Mentoring helps you grow, helps you grow others, and helps you level up. It’s a win-win-win. But, many people don’t know where or how to get started. This article will cover everything you need to know about finding someone to mentor and setting them up for success from start to finish.

How to use the power of narrative to engage interviewers with your design portfolio

Let’s talk about hard work. There’s a battle that happens on Twitter a lot. Should you work hard or should you not? David Heinemeier Hansson says, “It’s like you’re slave-driving people.” Keith Rabois says, “No, all the great founders worked their fingers to the bone.” They’re talking past each other. More

Understand the concept of a creative couple and how it works in practice

We spend years of our lives attending school, but there are many life skills missing from the typical curriculum. Critical thinking, constructive conversations, handling money, business writing, time management, and self-care are just but a few. Another skill we don’t spend enough time honing is learning how to learn. It’s a shame, because there are ... Read More

Interoceptive journaling is a mindfulness practice that involves recording and reflecting upon one’s own bodily sensations. It’s an intentional way of tuning into the often subtle signals our bodies send us, ranging from hunger pangs and heartbeats to flutters of anxiety in the stomach or warm waves of contentment.

One of Product’s ever-changing artifacts

The Good The Bad and The Ugly of meeting regularly with your manager.

Mastering the Art of On-Call Management with Some Insights from My Own Experience

Every leader creates a leadership ceiling. Whether it’s... the CEO of a $100 Billion corporation holding back thousands of employees through...

UX/Design leaders often get caught up in their personal missions, their narratives of change and impact, and believe they just need to

On a recent episode of Finding Our Way, Jesse and I spoke with Tim Kieschnick.

Over the holiday break, I reviewed the 5 conversations that Jesse and I have conducted with truly senior design executives for our podcast Finding Our Way,...

Lately we’ve been inundated with news about how terrible technology is, and how “no one could have known” what awful outcomes would come…

How can we make the case for slowing down to speed up when we are already going slow, and when shutting things down and starting over is not an option?

The corporate playbooks used to combat organizational trauma (and why they're not enough).

These guidelines can help make your most challenging workplace conversations both constructive and respectful.

Discover the industry report from 80+ companies (B2B, B2C, PLG) to empower your onboarding experience.

The first step in any negotiation is to approach the conversation as a collaboration instead of a power struggle.

I spent a fair portion of my adult life working for large tech companies. In all my interactions with peers, no other topic caused as much cynicism and angst as the question of performance management — that is, the labyrinthine processes the companies follow for deciding who to fire and who to reward for exemplary work.