Leadership

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David Travis

A UX practitioner demonstrates 8 core competencies. By assessing each team member's 'signature' in these eight areas, managers can build a fully rounded user experience team. This approach also helps identify the roles for which each team member is most suited alongside areas for individual development.

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Nir Eyal

This essay is adapted from Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life by Nir Eyal.

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Simon Sinek

Simon Sinek has a simple but powerful model for inspirational leadership -- starting with a golden circle and the question: "Why?" His examples include Apple, Martin Luther King Jr. and the Wright brothers ...

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Kip Knight

Not sure how to enable your employees to develop their career and professional capabilities over time? Here's an easy way to get started with a proven process that works regardless of the age or size of your company.

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Josh Spector

Six interview questions that reveal more than a resume. Most job interviews are a waste of time. That's because most interview questions simply invite candidates to regurgitate their resume or offer generic answers about how their biggest weakness is that they "care too much" or "work too hard."

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Alexander Lindqvist

The power titles used to come with are slowly fading away in the modern business world. There is also a trend right now where companies and individuals create their own titles to hype their brands in marketing channels.

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Simon Sinek

Imagine a world where almost everyone wakes up inspired to go to work, feels trusted and valued during the day, then returns home feeling fulfilled. This is not a crazy, idealized notion.

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Shay Ho

Tips for working with Designers, from a Designer.

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John Warren Hanawalt

This is the third in a multi-part series on LGBTQ+ inclusion in design. Check out the first two articles on why LGBTQ+ inclusion in design matters and how bias manifests in design organizations.

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Chieh Huang

Think about the most tired you've ever been at work. It probably wasn't when you stayed late or came home from a road trip -- chances are it was when you had someone looking over your shoulder, watching your each and every move. "If we know that micromanagement isn't really effective, why do we do it?" asks entrepreneur Chieh Huang. In a funny talk packed with wisdom and humility, Huang shares the cure for micromanagement madness -- and how to foster innovation and happiness at work.

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Atlassian

OKR is a goal setting methodology that is designed to push teams beyond their comfort zone. All teams can do OKRs – not just leadership teams!

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Susan Cain

In a culture where being social and outgoing are prized above all else, it can be difficult, even shameful, to be an introvert. But, as Susan Cain argues in this passionate talk, introverts bring extraordinary talents and abilities to the world, and should be encouraged and celebrated.