As a UX designer, every time you start working for a new company, or a new team, you need to earn trust from your manager and peers, by answering the following questions:
Check out my write-up in Chinese《初来乍到，设计师如何在产品团队中拉高信任值》.
From acting passively to proactively to having a sense of ownership — check out my write-up for this sketchnote in Chinese 《视觉笔记 • 从被动到主动，再到主人翁意识》。
Being able to effectively influence others is very important, if you need to move projects forward with limited resources.
Some say good attitudes = good outcomes. But good managers know that this is not true. Here’s a framework from my coworker on developing people.
At the end of the day, maintaining a healthy partnership is really a balancing act. It’s not about who wins, but find out a way to make all of us succeed.
A very interesting framework on the four methods of decision making learned from my manager Carlo based on the book Crucial Conversations.
A write-up (in Chinese) on how I overcame my fear when speaking in front of a group.
在美国工作的最初几年，总感到自己在唇枪舌战的集体会议上无话可说。身边的同事基本都非常擅于表达自己的意见，管他对的错的，说出来再说。科技公司们也很鼓励这种氛围。我从小到大一直挺内向的，表达自己观点的机会不多，也不太习惯在众人面前表达，不太适应大家都积极发言的环境。可是，总不能总做个默默的观众吧？在美国的公司里，如果不能抓住时机表达自己的观点，那么我就会逐渐地被忽略了。我为这件事焦虑了很久，最终还是觉得不行动不行。
I went to a wonderful panel event with the theme “Yes, I’m Ready. Getting Women to Believe in Their Own Career Preparedness.”, hosted by Leap.ai. Here are notes from this event & answers from these great female leaders.
As a user experience designer, aside from being a advocate for user needs and business objectives, should be a good communicator among different teams, especially if you want team onboard with your design decisions.
When someone asks you to evaluate an opinion she has, or an item she made, it’s very tempting to bla out your ideas, but it’s very important not to do so.