How do you lead if you've never been well lead? We speak to design leaders at some of the world's most interesting companies to learn how they think about leadership, and what their major challenges were and continue to be.

Design Leadership: Easier said than done...

Carmel was sure she was going to be fired. It was clear to her that she was out of her depth & only a matter of time until someone found out. She should just quit...

That's what she though, but not what she did. Carmel changed her thinking & put herself on the path to helping hundreds of other suffering from self doubt.

So you're not good enough. Now what?

Laura Summers and Milly Schmidt have been active contributors in the Australian tech scene for a while now. Both have strong backgrounds in design, development, user experience, copy writing and product management. They’ve also mentored dozens of young women and have both spoke at numerous events.

In this two part episode we have a wide ranging discussion including, defining your skillset and handling imposter syndrome, how to navigate interviews, diversity at all levels, handling toxic cultures and how to build positive ones, salaries and more.

The Laura & Milly Chat: Part 1

The Laura & Milly Chat: Part 2

In the first of a two part episode we take a look at culture and diversity and explore what they are and how they can be viewed differently.

We speak with Farai Madzima, A UX Lead from Shopify, and Atlassian’s Global Head of Diversity and Belonging, Aubrey Blanche. We learn that both of these important topics are much more nuanced than you might think.

Culture & Diversity - Part 1

In the second of a two part episode we take a look at culture and diversity and learn how successful companies are thinking about this and what we can try in our own companies.

We speak with Farai Madzima, A UX Lead from Shopify, Remya Ramesh, Senior Design Manager at REA Group, and Atlassian’s Global Head of Diversity and Belonging, Aubrey Blanche. We learn that both of these important topics are much more nuanced than you might think.

Culture & Diversity - Part 2

We go inside the most successful and interesting companies in the world to see how they design, develop and test their way to a world renowned, successful user and customer experience.

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