Resources
How building repeatable systems helps you grow as a design leader • Christina Goldschmidt
Christina Goldschmidt, VP and Head of Product Design at Etsy, on how she creates repeatable systems through brain hacking, has learned to give things away, maintains her core self, and much more.
SWOT and SOAR; analytical tools to share the pros and cons of solutions
Learn two analytical frameworks, SWOT and SOAR, that are great for highlighting the pros and cons of different decisions and solutions.
Create stronger business cases with The Situation, Complication, Resolution (SCR) framework
Learn the storytelling structure used across the world to influence business decisions: the Situation Complication Resolution (SCR) framework.
Practice becoming empathetic in the moment with the Imago Dialogue Script
Learn a dialogue script to practice active listening with your colleagues to ask for small behavior changes.
Finding executive sponsors and willing sidekicks–strategically with Stakeholder Mapping
If you want to try new things, build a case of evidence that those things work, and are looking to find yourself an executive sponsor, use our free Stakeholder Mapping canvas.
Four issues that OKRs don't effectively address
When you're working on products in any other setting, there are four issues I see coming up time and time again that OKRs aren't effectively addressing.
The biggest development gap for design executives and leaders
IMO, the biggest development issue in design leadership today is that many Design VPs still think and act like Managers/Directors. Your teams, customers, & you deserve better.
When OKRs work well (and don’t)
Over the last 20+ years, many companies have implemented (or tried to) OKRs with varying degrees of success. There are some clear patterns around what is and isn't working.