Managers & Directors

Navigating the complexities of being a leader at scale. Explore workshops, tools and articles.

As your management scope widens, new challenges arise. Being a leader of managers is not the same as being a leader of individual contributors.

Your sphere of influence as a creative leader has widened. You’re responsible for a bigger slice of the company pie—maybe even an entire product area. You’re expected to scale both yourself and the organization.

How do you increase your strategic impact? What can you do to keep your cross-functional relationships healthy? How can you effectively influence senior leaders and executives? Are you prepared to lead through change that happens more often than ever before?

As both your work and your relationship to the organization become more complex, we’re here to support you with tools, workshops, and perspective. And our experienced design leadership coaches are available to help you find your own path forward.

ESSENTIAL TRAINING

This leadership training explores new mindsets and different approaches to sustainable, dynamic, creative leadership.

Upcoming Workshops

INDIVIDUAL COACHING

Work one-on-one with an experienced design leadership coach to tap into your creativity as a leader and transform the way you work with your team.
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Skill Development

Dig deeper into core skills with workshops that help you approach managing with intentionality.

Leading Change

Explore how to work with the brain’s natural response to change, and lead your team (and yourself) through times of transition and uncertainty. Learn more

LEADING BY INFLUENCE

Explore methodologies for wielding influence based on trust, not power. Learn more

Coaching Creatives

Learn a new mode of leadership that helps you scale yourself and empower your team.
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CATALYZING PERFORMANCE

Activate individual members and maximize the potential of the entire team. Learn more

DEMYSTIFYING VISION

Understand how vision influences strategy and sparks change. Learn more

FACILITATING DECISIONS

Promote healthy discussions that lead to effective decisions. Learn more

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TeamWork

These workshops are a great way for team members to build connections and foster a shared understanding.

DESIGNING BUSINESSES

Understand business basics to increase your impact. Learn more

Hello Inner Critic

Engage productively with your inner critic so you can take more courageous creative leaps. Learn more

Communication by Design

Improve communication and collaboration and learn how to deliver feedback effectively. Learn more

Designing YOUR TIME

Understand how to value, prioritize, and protect your time. Learn more

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HELPFUL TOOLS

The Design Leadership Skill Wheel is designed to support people at all stages of their leadership journey.

The Design Leadership Skill Wheel allows you to take a snapshot of your current skills, energy, and growth in four specific areas of value that design leaders bring to an organization: self, vision, team, and delivery. By focusing on these four areas, you will be able to map out a practical, actionable plan for growth.

To develop your own Design Leadership Skill Wheel, you can order a self-guided workbook for yourself and your team, or join us live for a live workshop.

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