Moving Away from Hands-on Work as a Design Leader - Transitioning to Design Management

Learn how to navigate the transition from hands-on designer to design leadership in this 39-minute conference talk from Hatch Conference. Explore common fears and challenges faced by new design managers, including concerns about maintaining value without direct design involvement, measuring managerial impact, and questioning the necessity of design backgrounds in leadership roles. Gain practical insights from Slava Shestopalov's personal journey as he shares strategies for overcoming these challenges and discovering alternative ways to create meaningful impact as a design leader.