Christina Goldschmidt, Warner Music Group’s VP Product Design, on how she creates repeatable systems through brain hacking, has learned to give things away, maintains her core self, and much more.
In 2009, I was challenged to do something seemingly simple—recreate the scorecards of measures and metrics my colleagues at
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When you lead Design teams, most of your colleagues don't think about design as a craft or practice. They think about it as a group of people with specific skills. Your challenge is to know who is an early adopter of those skills, and who is more skeptical.
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Showing the actual value of ethics, morals, or emotions is what convinces companies and business leaders to prioritize those things.
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To my design leader friends, there’s a topic we need to explore further together. I’m going to do my best to start it in a meaningful, supportive way.
The most effective design leaders I know leverage nuance to overcome self-doubt in five steps.
The most effective design leaders I know leverage nuance to overcome self-doubt in five steps.
