Developing as a Manager

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

How can you start practicing the qualities of being a manager?

Write down the top 5 qualities you would love to commit in the first half of the year. Describe how you are going to put it into actions and what are potential impacts. 

Go to Page 2 in the worksheet to make notes https://docs.google.com/document/d/10ogjBJTM0OG7QjoMstp-SQoyrGCDNx2KWpWmKAOcNTA/edit#heading=h.qpez9sg7gt10

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