Design Leadership: How Top Design Leaders Build and Grow Successful Organizations
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| Rating | : | 4.71 (642 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1491929200 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 172 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-07-06 |
| Language | : | English |
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Five Stars quick delivery, received as expected.. This book has come at the perfect time for our industry This book has come at the perfect time for our industry! As more and more companies make design a core strength, it’s become critical that designers are equipped to lead teams and make business decisions. Designers are in leadership roles more than ever before. Richard gives us a framework for making that happen effectively with compelling stories, interviews, and examples.As a designer and team leader, I have struggled over the past several years to learn how to best manage my team and cultivate a culture that is both productive and rewarding. This book. "Not just for agency leadership" according to Jeb Banner. Richard Banfield knows his subject well. He has been leading a design agency for over a decade and actively engages many of his peers to gather their insights and experiences. This book is an excellent summation of the collective experience of dozens of leaders at design agencies around the world. But this isn't just for people wanting to run design agencies. Design isn't just about pictures and graphics, it's a different way of working. Every leader needs to release the power of design to transform how they work. This book shows the way.
So how do good design leaders manage? If you lead a design group, or want to understand the people who do, this insightful book explores behind-the-scenes strategies and tactics from leaders of top design companies throughout North America.Based on scores of interviews he conducted over a two-year period—from small companies to massive corporations like ESPN—author Richard Banfield covers a wide range of topics, including:How design leaders create a healthy company cultureInnovative ways for attracting and nurturing talentCreating productive workspaces, and handling remote employeesStaying on top of demands while making time for themselvesConsistent patterns among vastly different leadership stylesTechniques and approaches for keeping the work pipeline fullMaking strategic and tactical plans for the futureMistakes that design leaders made—and how they bounced back. What does it take to be the leader of a design firm or group? We often assume they have all the answers, but in this rapidly evolving industry they’re forced to find their way like the rest of us
He has never met a whiteboard he didn't like.. He's worked his way up the web marketing food chain, starting with online ad sales at MultiChoice, Africa’s largest TV and Internet media business. Richard was in the thick of it during the heady dot-com years, founding Acceleration, an international e-marketing business headquartered in London.
He has never met a whiteboard he didn't like.. He's worked his way up the web marketing food chain, starting with online ad sales at MultiChoice, Africa’s largest TV and Internet media business. About the AuthorThe CEO and Co-Founder of Boston-Based User Experience Agency Fresh Tilled Soil, Richard Banfield wears the strategic hat around the office. Richard was in the thick of it during the heady dot-com years, founding Acceleration, an international e-marketing business headquartered in London