PinnedPerformance Management as a New Manager: An Overview (Part I)This is part 1 of 6 in a series that gives guidance on how to manage employee performance for new product design managers — or those…Jun 12, 20224Jun 12, 20224
Performance Management as a New Manager: How to Create a Plan (Part IV)This is part 4 of 6 in a series that gives guidance on how to manage employee performance for new product design managers — or those…Jun 27, 2022Jun 27, 2022
Performance Management as a New Manager: How to Assess (Part III)This is part 3 of 6 in a series that gives guidance on how to manage employee performance for new product design managers — or those…Jun 12, 2022Jun 12, 2022
Performance Management as a New Manager: Who You Should Involve (Part II)This is part 2 of 6 in a series that gives guidance on how to manage employee performance for new product design managers — or those…Jun 12, 2022Jun 12, 2022
Published inUX CollectiveMeasuring design quality with heuristicsHow do we measure design quality? This question has been asked at every company where I’ve led design, and it comes not only from…Jan 5, 20216Jan 5, 20216
Bad Decisions and Wrong Turns: One Girl’s Guide to Career SuccessWe’ve all gotten career advice. Work hard, don’t settle. Ask for what you want. Don’t sweat the small stuff. Asking for help isn’t a sign…Oct 20, 2018Oct 20, 2018
Published inUX CollectiveThe one design skill to unlock them allSelf-awareness will help you hire and nurture a design team that’s curious, flexible, and authenticSep 29, 20186Sep 29, 20186
How to Write? Just Write.My friend asked me today how I write. She’s thought about it herself, picks up the rhetorical pen, but can’t go through with it. She asked…Jun 20, 20181Jun 20, 20181
Published inUX CollectiveHow to look at evidence and not translate it into your own agendaTrue empathy is hearing and understanding in order to implement solutions to meet the actual user needs, not just our interpretation of…Apr 23, 20188Apr 23, 20188
To Grow as a Designer: Collaboration Beats AutonomyWhen someone says, “I want to be more autonomous,” what does that mean? Autonomy is independence, freedom, self-government. In the context…Mar 11, 20182Mar 11, 20182
What Every Design Student Needs to Know as a Budding ProfessionalYou’ve graduated from design school, you’ve landed your first job, you’ve made it! Congrats! You’re a real live, practicing, money-making…Apr 25, 20173Apr 25, 20173
Published inDesign at MetaHow To Make Your Not-So-Great Visual Design Better“How do I get better at visual design?”Aug 4, 201665Aug 4, 201665
Published inDesign at MetaQuestions (and Answers) from Design Interviews at FacebookAt the end of our interviews for Product Design at Facebook, we reserve a few minutes for the candidate to ask questions. It’s one of my…May 23, 201614May 23, 201614
Five Lessons for Students from a Two-Time Design School SurvivorI’m a designer. Bona fide. I’ve spent eight years in school for Graphic Design, and I somehow made it out, alive and gainfully employed…Feb 2, 20164Feb 2, 20164
Published inDesign at MetaWhat I’ve Learned Designing Small Things at FacebookIf you’re a Product Designer like me, you’ve probably been asked to design something “small” when you’ve got bigger things you want to…Nov 13, 201524Nov 13, 201524