My guest today is Harrison Wheeler. Harrison is a Design Manager at LinkedIn and one of the most thoughtful and outspoken design voices in the industry. Before LinkedIn, Harrison scaled the design team at BaseCRM, which was acquired by ZenDesk in 2018. In this conversation we discussed what “having a seat at the table” means, being accountable to your customers, building teams and culture and the importance of speaking up on social justice issues in the workplace. Harrison is a good friend of mine and every time I chat with him I always gain a new and unique perspective. I hope you enjoy my conversation with Harrison.
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Show Highlights
(5:37) - Having a CEO with a design background
(7:05) - Accountability and design’s role
(9:32) - Working with international and remote teams
(13:15) - Product Managers and their role in empowering teams
(15:30) - Building teams and culture
(20:46) - Systemic racism in the industry - “The Design Community Must Not Stay Silent”
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