United States

Emma Sims

Introduce yourself, define mentoring expectations and goals. Learn and grow together.

Making remote and globally distributed teams work for you and your needs.

Talk to people who have learned to manage their imposter syndrome.

Navigating micro-aggression, getting paid what you are worth and finding a community.

Understanding factors that lead to a motivated team - recognition, communication and more.

How to create a positive workplace culture that drives collaboration and productivity?

Get actionable feedback on your resume or portfolio.

Practice HR, technical and behavioural interviews with mentors.

How to successfully prepare and position yourself for a job promotion?

How to think about design career paths and what progression looks like for designers?

Manage team expectations and get the most out of your meetings.

Learn how to properly present your work and share ideas and opinions.

Tips on how to work and collaborate with designers.

How to work with team members with different skill sets but towards a common goal?

Methods and models of exploring, deciding and delivering design.

Managing being the only designer at your company and working with non-designers.

Explore different generative and evaluative research techniques. User research synthesis and presentation.

Ways and resources to improve your design skills.

Navigating the working relationship with PM's and engineers as a designer.

Ways to provide constructive feedback to team members.

Tips on how to work and collaborate with engineers and developers.

How to conduct interviews, what to ask, and how to analyze your results? (eg. user interview)