the most visionary and effective leaders I've worked with have two seemingly disparate skill sets
1/tastefully guiding strategy and pointing attention towards the right things ta the 30k foot level
2/meticulously getting in the weeds to edit/perfect at the 1 inch level
Creative and Strategic Leadership in Design Orgs—Super-Senior ICs and the Shadow Strategy Team (3rd in a series on Emerging Shape of Design Orgs), Peter Merholz
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Being a great manager is easy.
All you have to do is be vulnerable but unflappable, care about people but put the business first, balance competing interests of your team and your boss, obsess over numbers but be a great storyteller, empower your team but give clear direction…
Going back to Thich Nhat Hanh, I believe that writing is part of every design. If you can clearly define what you’re making and articulate its value, the steps to bring it out into the world will go much faster. It’s easy to put pixels together when you’ve already made decisions. And since we work across systems and borders, there’s no better way... See more