Developing as a Manager

Learn how to navigate difficult situations as a new manager
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Taught by experts

Jian Wei
Director of Design, Zendesk

What you will find in this course

As a new manager how do you navigate difficult situations like managing a low performer? How do you lead well remotely? How do you instill a culture of trust and quality of execution? How do you communicate effectively and set clear expectations?

Understand the skills expectations of a design manager
7
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Transitioning from IC to Design Manager
Free
Understand the skills expectations of a design manager
7
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Exercise: What makes a great manager
Free
Understand the skills expectations of a design manager
7
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Exercise: What are the top three qualities you would consider being a great manager?
Free
Understand the skills expectations of a design manager
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How to practice the qualities of a great manager?
Free
Understand the skills expectations of a design manager
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Exercise: How can you start practicing the qualities of a great manager?
Free
Understand the skills expectations of a design manager
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Exercise: Identify how you can dip your toes into management?
Free
Understand the skills expectations of a design manager
7
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Exercise: Goal Setting and Time Management
Free
How to measure your impact and manage your team
9
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How do you give feedback to your design team as a manager
Free
How to measure your impact and manage your team
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Exercise: Practice the SBI model with a scenario
Free
How to measure your impact and manage your team
9
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Tips on Giving Feedback
Free
How to measure your impact and manage your team
9
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Frameworks on evaluating designers, hiring and building a diverse team
Free
How to measure your impact and manage your team
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Exercise: Practice the Evaluation Framework
Free
How to measure your impact and manage your team
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Exercise: Identify the needs and skills required to propose a hiring guide
Free
How to measure your impact and manage your team
9
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Tips for Evaluating your Design Team
Free
How to measure your impact and manage your team
9
lessons
How do you measure your impact as a manager?
Free
How to measure your impact and manage your team
9
lessons
How do you celebrate success and support team members' well-being?
Free
Live Coaching with Jian Wei
2
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Time Management and Expectations as a Manager
Free

What attendees are saying

Elliott Aldrich
Senior Design Manager
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Amazon

I took the UX leadership workshop with Courtney Kaplan. I found the workshop to be full of useful guidance, interactive conversations and frameworks for improving my design leadership presence. The ongoing follow-up coaching workshops and discussion forums have been especially powerful for me to check back in and hear from peers in a similar space.

Yen Pham
Senior Product Designer
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Walmart eCommerce
Cammy W Lin
Design Manager
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Everlaw

RETHINK's coaching programs are the most thoughtful and structured I have ever experienced. They matched me with the best mentor I could have ever asked for.I am forever thankful for the structure that was put in place to foster fruitful conversations and to connect more meaningfully allowing a friendship to grow from it.

Thanks to the RETHINK events I've learned a lot of frameworks that I applied right away to deal with my own challenges in my day to day work.

Jian Wei
Design Director, Zendesk