➡️8 Mistakes I Made As A First-Time UX Manager⁣ - By: @misaac85 - 😮So the first time I became a manager I was super excited, finally, I could do things my way!!! I could run a design/ developer team as I saw fit and finally, we would produce work we were proud of! But, some weeks in I soon realized that I had not been prepared for this role, at all.⁣ ⁣ 📖As you may know, I'm not one to be discouraged easily! I decided that I would read any book on management, observe those doing a great job and take feedback from my employees on a regular basis.⁣ ⁣ 🎠Here are somethings, I wish I would have read on an Instagram carousel before I took on the mantel of leadership ☺️ ___ 1️⃣You can’t do everything⁣ ⁣ 2️⃣Schedule 1s on 1s, pronto.⁣ ⁣ 3️⃣Don’t make design critique personal⁣ ⁣ 4️⃣ Focus on strengths not weaknesses⁣ ⁣ 5️⃣People are not machines⁣ ⁣ 6️⃣ Your employees are adults⁣ ⁣ 7️⃣Jr designers must be in meetings⁣ ⁣ 8️⃣Management does not equal Leadership⁣ ⁣ 👨‍🏫A manager keeps his team on deadline, follows company policy and doesn’t challenge the status quo.⁣ ⁣ 🧙‍♂️A great design leader will push back, protect their designers, gives them space to grow, ask why and ultimately, catalyzes creativity.