Episode notes
How do the best staff designers influence and lead as individual contributors?
I interviewed Catt Small to answer that question and it turned into one of the most practical episodes yet. She pulls from her 14+ years of experience designing products like Etsy, Asana, and Soundcloud to share techniques you can use to level up your influence and scale your impact as an IC.
Some highlights:
- Ways to get out of the execution trap
- The key to having “executive presence”
- Catt’s advice for better time management
- How designers can encourage people to think bigger
- How Catt has evolved the way she does async videos
- Understanding the different archetypes of staff designers
- Behind- ...
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designproduct designux designui design