From intern to Global Head of Animation to Managing Director, @Pierre Nelwan has made his way through every run of the ladder at Media.Monks, a marketing and advertising company. His teams have produced award-winning work for clients like Amazon, Google, and VICE (including 200 Cannes Lions awards!).
#26 The Inspirational Leader Series: Greg Petroff
Meet Greg Petroff. With over 25 years of experience in design, Greg has an extensive track record of leading teams that deliver user-centric, context-driven, creative products and services that enhance the efficiency of enterprises and organizations. His mission is to bring design to the forefront of organizational communication, culture, and strategy, and to empower users with seamless, intuitive, and engaging solutions that solve their problems. He also thinks of himself as an ifnographer or possibilitarian.
𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮’𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐜𝐤, 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐨?
Sometimes knowing your purpose is all it takes.
Unlock Your Leadership Potential: 7 Neuroscience Insights Every UX Design Leader Should Know
In the realm of leadership, understanding the intricacies of human behavior and cognitive function can significantly amplify your impact. Neuroscience offers powerful insights into improving leadership skills, especially for those at the helm of UX design teams. Here’s how you can leverage neuroscience to elevate your leadership…
Why transformational leadership is your best strategy
The Perils of Overwork: Setting Boundaries for Sustainable Success
In today’s fast-paced work culture, the line between dedication and overwork can blur, often to the detriment of our well-being. A recent conversation with a coaching client sparked profound insight into the subtle ways our work habits shape not only our own expectations but also those of our colleagues and clients.
Boundaries are saying yes to yourself
“Boundaries are saying yes to yourself.” — Rachel Rodgers, a business coach who helps historically excluded folks make more money. (For my female entrepreneurs out there, I highly recommend her book “We Should All Be Millionaires”).
Balancing your own well-being with the demands of guiding others
Invest in Yourself
A Tech Leader’s Journey to Personal and Professional Fulfillment
Meet Barb McAteer. When we met, Barb was wrapping up a robust career at high-tech giants Akamai, Adobe, and Oracle—and ready to begin a new chapter. Wanting to align her next vocation with her values, she sought coaching to clarify that vision and turn it into reality. Challenging personal relationships also weighed upon her and hindered her focus and momentum.
Before you climb the ladder, ask yourself why.
It's a common experience for design professionals to reach executive levels, only to find it's not what they expected or desired.
In a culture that emphasizes climbing the corporate ladder, the allure of higher titles, salary increases, and perceived respect is powerful. But climbing isn't for everyone. Not all are passionate about executive responsibilities, and that's perfectly fine. Design teams thrive with diverse roles, including those who choose to deepen their craft rather than manage.
Be proud of your fear
Courage is choosing to do something even though you are uncomfortable and afraid. Particularly in a work environment, where there are so many forces that can trigger the GREAT FEAR of losing our financial security (and thus our homes, retirement, college funds, etc), it's a big deal to step into the unknown.
How to help your team embrace direct feedback
Lead with Impact: How to inspire collective responsibility
How to boost your creativity?
Change your self talk
How we talk to ourselves matters. Repetitive, negative self-talk limits what we consider possible for ourselves, shapes what we will and won’t try, and impacts our behavior. It holds us back from our potential. And the more we think a negative thought (I’m not, I can’t, I don’t deserve…), the more real estate our brains give to that kind of thinking. It’s like a snowball, rolling down a hill, gathering more snow.
Leaders: Your brain is keeping you stuck in the past. Here’s how to avoid that trap.
Meet your future self
you want to get better at saving for retirement, taking care of your physical health, strengthening your mind, or brushing your teeth consistently…you may just need to meet your future self. Here’s a funny thing about people: most of us think of our future selves as strangers. And, when the 80-year-old us is an abstraction, we are less likely to do things now that are good for our future welfare. Would you floss for a stranger? Not likely.