This is a story about working with people and how creating a little bit of good will in the workplace makes working together so much better. What do I mean by creating good will? I think it’s easiest to see in an example. At work I came across a project…

Read this to learn about my leadership approach, what I look for when hiring, and how I add value to my team and the business. Leadership approach I’m a practical, hands-on leader who actively collaborates with the other product leads on vision and strategy and who engages in the day-to-day design work…

If you’re leading a product design team you have probably asked yourself, are we as a team doing enough for our users and the business? And you have likely been asked this question in one form or another by a senior stakeholder. When I ask are we doing our part…

If this title triggers your skepticism, that’s a good thing. If anyone says they have solved the product triad collaboration challenge, they are probably stretching the truth (a least a little). Explaining the problem Triad collaboration is a serious challenge for software companies that likely results in untold lost revenue, HR inefficiencies, sub-par…

The story of how we grew our team by hiring junior designers. In my first year of managing the UX design team at Later, I was faced with the challenge of growing the team. We were in a lucky spot where our product squads were expanding and we needed to…

We’ve all been there… You’ve sent in your job application and now you’re waiting. Or maybe you are just in the process of putting your application together. Here are a few tips on how to prepare your application and get through the interview process. Our design team at Later has…

Something I learned from being involved with youth organizations (when I was still in that age bracket ☺️), is that some leaders had figured out how to get the youth, not only in the door, but super pumped about the events and about being involved with the organization. Thinking back…

As a design manager, one of my priorities is helping product managers work effectively with their UX counterparts. Here I’ll provide a few tips for PMs, based on my experience working within product teams in a SaaS environment, on how to get the most out of your UX designers. Collaboration…

The point: There are big challenges to using rapid research within a product team because of breaks in communication that can arise when you’re moving quickly. This can result in stress and loss of trust with key stakeholders. …