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Navigating Tough Talks: How I Conduct Performance Conversations in Figjam
Being a boss is not always a walk in the park—especially when it comes to difficult conversations. My latest addition to the Manager 1:1 Starter Pack.
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Brent Palmer
5 Ways to Make the Most of Your Customer Support Team in Your Design Process
Don't underestimate the power of your customer support team—include them in your development process and watch your product thrive.
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Brent Palmer
Rebranding a startup? Do it in-house.
There are lots of reasons not to radically change your company’s look and feel. They’re expensive (pause for a moment and…
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Brent Palmer
The Design Vision Trap
Awakening your organization’s celestial consciousness with little information
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Brent Palmer
Plate rooms, boat building, and band rehearsals
How collaborating in physical spaces taught me the value of forging a community, not just making things.
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Brent Palmer
Career Progression for Design Teams: The 6x6 Framework
A Framework for Brand and Product Design
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Brent Palmer
Playing to a standard: How product design lives out the carwow values
As difficult as it is for a Texas football fan to acknowledge SEC greatness, Nick Saban is undeniably one of the greatest football coaches…
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Brent Palmer
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