Designers: The Cost-Effective Consultants Hiding in Plain Sight
Parenting has been one of my greatest teachers in design leadership. It’s shown me how to navigate complexity, foster resilience, and balance empathy with structure. Much like guiding teams, parenting is about understanding context, building trust, and embracing imperfection as part of growth. These lessons continue to shape how I lead with purpose and design impactful solutions in an ever-changing world.
The Superpower of a Strong Design Team: Driving Growth and Transformation
A strong design team is more than aesthetics—it’s a strategic growth driver. By uniting silos, simplifying complexity, humanizing innovation, and accelerating decisions, design connects human needs with business goals. Companies prioritizing design see increased customer retention, stronger brand equity, faster time-to-market, and seamless cross-functional alignment. Design isn’t optional; it’s essential.
Cultivating Leadership Through Key Meetings
In this post, I share three essential meetings every Design leader should prioritize: Daily Design Reviews, Skip-Level One-on-Ones, and Cross-Functional Experience Reviews. These meetings foster alignment, transparency, and leadership within design teams, empowering senior managers and ensuring continuous feedback, growth, and collaboration throughout the design process.