https://www.designbetter.co/design-leadership-handbook

This book will help you get your bearings as a leader, gain confidence, and learn tactical approaches from experts who have been in your shoes so you can support your team and advance your career. Available in online, epub, pdf, and audiobook formats.

What’s in the book

01

Becoming a design leader

You’re never 100% ready, but Netflix’s Andy Law will walk you through what it means to be a leader.

02

Building the team

Learn how to hire people with the right balance of skills and find the best structure for your team.

03

Managing a design team

Read about evaluating team members’ performances, coaching to help them grow, and minimizing conflicts.

Read about building connections with other leaders and executives to ensure your team gets what it needs.

Dig into crafting the vision for your product so you have a North Star to guide all teams in the future.

Plus—multiple video interviews and audio clips from leading designers at GE Healthcare, Instagram, Khosla Ventures, Lyft, Spotify, Omada Health, and more.

About the authors

Aarron Walter VP Design Education, InVision As the VP of Design Education at InVision, Aarron Walter draws upon 15 years of experience running product teams and teaching design to help companies enact design best practices. Aarron founded the UX practice at MailChimp and helped grow the product from a few thousand users to more than 10 million. His design guidance has helped the White House, the US Department of State, and dozens of major corporations, startups and venture capitalist firms. He is the author of the best selling book Designing for Emotion from A Book Apart. You’ll find @aarron on Twitter sharing thoughts on design. Learn more at http://aarronwalter.com.
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