Dangers of Success

Success isn't always a friend to growth. Keep these 3 gotchas in mind to make sure you don't get caught by your own success.

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T-Shaped by Demand

Market and customer demands move too fast for the unicorn. Leverage the power of T-shaped teams to deliver higher quality more efficiently.

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Stop Playing Favorites

Employee engagement depends on giving everyone the same opportunity to advance. Giving preference to your favorite employee will hurt moral.

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Frustrated with design then, and now

Designers need to consider ways they can add value beyond making something look nice.

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Fit for design

How do you know if design might be a good career fit? Here is what's made it a good fit for me.

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Leading Beyond Product and Service

Building a great product or service requires more than just a product vision, it requires leading a team with clear values and a vision for the future.

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Get a New Perspective

We often forget that our perspective is ours for the choosing. Changing your perspective can help you build empathy and bridges.

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The Broken Comb is Broken

The demand for quality is raising the bar, making it nearly impossible to be a jack of all trades and deliver excellence.

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3 Steps to Build a Culture of Optimism

Optimism is crucial to a healthy design culture, and here are 3 things you can do to boost optimism!

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Transformational Influence

Personal influence thrives when we consider these 3 aspects of human interactions. Align all 3 to make a difference.

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Lessons from Cooper UX Bootcamp 2012

What Cooper's UX Bootcamp taught me about leadership and team dynamics.

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Worry Is Not The Aim

Worry and concern are not the same thing. Leverage one, and ditch the other.