I lead teams at the intersection of strategy and design. Autodidact. Polymath. Barbecue acolyte. I start fires (the good kind).
Being in charge is an alluring idea. You get to make the important decisions, and well, you know what you’re doing, so you’ve got that covered, at least mostly, right? Yeah, well, here’s the thing a lot of people don’t know before taking on a… Read more →
Instead, build an environment where they actively take responsibility. Many books about management and countless leadership coaches exhort us to “give people permission to act”… Read more →
For the vast majority of us, new bosses come along every so often. Maybe we move to a new team within a company, or we’re… Read more →
Let’s start with a pretty straightforward analogy… In 2007, Chevrolet showed off their concept car for a new hybrid—the Chevy Volt. Chevy Volt concept car… Read more →
A little while back, I was asked this question by someone looking for their first design job: “why do companies fear hiring “junior” people?” Oof.… Read more →
Some topics that I find interesting: Design & User Experience, Leading Teams, Product Management, Development, Business, History & Food & Drink. There are many more subjects in the archives.
A plugin for Sketch and Adobe XD CC to populate your design mockups with meaningful data.
A set of guiding principles and exercises to help designers address skewed perspectives in order to create thoughtful, inclusive work. Created by Airbnb Design & News Deeply.
A “stock photo library featuring images of trans and non-binary models that go beyond the clichés”
A “professional network for your Slack team”
Creative Commons Licensed photos from Women of Color in Tech
The true story of what happened after the end of Goodfellas.
Great visual resource for newcomers and those interested in understanding more advanced functionality.
Great breakdown of which types of visualizations to use for data.
