For many years I have had designer on my staff that were smarter and more skilled that I. It is one of the primary guide posts in hiring... and it has always been a joy to work with superior talent. Expertise bubbles up - even when decision have to be made further up.
Mark On Wednesday, October 10, 2007, at 10:50AM, "Phillip Hunter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Here, here! Though managers do well to also learn how to handle having a >team member who is more talented than "the boss". > >ph > >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David >Malouf >Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2007 12:59 PM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: [IxDA Discuss] IxD Managers (was: d schools) > >I totally agree with David here (and its not just b/c we share the >same name). I think "directing" is a core activity of successful >design. There is so much collaboration in our fields between >different design mediums that the directing of design, leading >strategic design, etc. that are usually embodied in the manager role >are vital to design success. > >On that turn, it is also really important that everyone that that >manager manages knows that the manager can DO design as well as any >of them. > >-- dave > ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe ................ http://gamma.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://gamma.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://gamma.ixda.org/help
