Issue 9: You can be a human-centered leader
Hey Reader, The more I coach and teach managers and leaders in Design fields, the more I am convinced we hold a key to creating the next wave of leadership that does less harm than our predecessors. What do I mean by this? Most workplaces are built on top of capitalism, sexism, racism, ableism etc, and are entrenched in rewarding the status quo. These systems disproportionately negatively impact people of color, woman, disabled and neurodiverse people and many other dimensions of difference. What do all these folks have in common? Recently, the World Economic Forum met in Davos, and these issues finally made the main agenda. The leaders at the WEF, despite what the more conspiratorially minded corners of the internet might think, actually want to do good in the world. Many of the discussions were centered around how we can all make work better for people. – Sarah Bernard, Inclusively Changing systems takes time. My biggest learning and shift in the past year may be my reckoning with my own abilities to continue making change from inside the systems of corporations while remaining well myself. I come back to my belief in Design Leaders being uniquely skilled at shifting their human-centered design skills, to human-centered leadership. This is becoming my mission, which gets clearer every day. I want to support Design leaders stuck in the middle learn to exist within these systems, become more confident in their leadership, and lead authentically with less stress. Thanks for reading and being with me on this journey to make work suck a wee bit less for humans. 🤩 Alison p.s. I spend time on this and elevating communication (including boundaries that work) in my Leadership Accelerator. March and April cohorts are enrolling now, with limited space available. Sources:
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