Every day, I see individuals and teams struggle with connecting product work to the big picture, and I keep coming back to a fundamental flaw in how Product Strategy is taught.
The perils of being predictable.
I had to stop following popular design leadership advice to actually lead
All business rules are made up–just like design. Remaking the rules opens the gates to new possibilities.
Understanding business isn't about advancing your career – it's about knowing when to walk away and having the power to do it.
When I spend time with design teams that are repeatedly creating new value, they make bets on where, how, and with whom Design can successfully bring the most value to customers, the company, teams, and individuals.
There’s a format of storytelling in business that has been very successful for decision-making. Since hiring is a decision-making meeting, try incorporating the SCR format of storytelling.
To evaluate the overall health of a company, business leaders objectives, measures, and targets are set across four categories of health, with each one focusing on a different aspect of the company.
Resist the urge to find a new solution and remix what you already know instead.
Understand when your sales pitch for design is working, when it's not, and what do about it.
By understanding the wants and needs of those you work with, you can become influential as a designer
Great design leaders are those who intentionally create multiple paths to success.
Examine how the power dynamics work inside your company so we can move peers and stakeholders from skeptics to adopters.
For design leaders, reading the room is everything. While conventional wisdom suggests that positioning drives perception, the reality for design teams is often reversed: your ability to read and respond to shifting stakeholder perceptions should drive your positioning decisions.
