Navigating the Leadership Dip Book
I’m planning a new book on the psychological experience of transitioning into creative leadership. From my coaching practice, I know the shift from IC to …
Andy Polaine
Design Leadership Coach, Service Design & Innovation Educator, Keynote Speaker, Writer, Podcaster
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Why does quitting your job make it more enjoyable?
Why do people have the best days of their jobs when they’ve just quit? …
Management & Leadership as Slow-Motion facilitation
Instead of thinking you have to become a business suit as a design leader, …
Starting at the End + Avoiding Pointless Meetings
Every week I spend my days coaching design leaders. In these videos, I reflect …
Scaling Yourself + Two Tricks for Clarity & Stakeholder Management
Every week I spend my days coaching design leaders. And in these short videos, …
Managing Up and Meta-Communication
I spend my days coaching design leaders, helping them improve themselves and …
Are you my 100th coachee?
Although I have been mentoring designers of all levels for years as part of my …
Mediocrity and the current state of design
I wrote a long essay in my newsletter about mediocrity and the current state …
Power of Ten
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Indi Young — Mental Models and Thinking Styles
My guest in this episode is Indi Young, a solution strategist who uses purpose-focused qualitative data science. She created her method over a 30-year span, and teaches that method in courses, …
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