Building on the basics in Design Leadership Fundamentals, this workshop will expand your leadership awareness and provide new approaches to scale your impact and influence.
On day one, we’ll explore important modes and mindsets for a dynamic leadership style that can adapt to organizational and individual needs. On the second day, we’ll dig deeper into tools for leading through others, including the art of delegation and an introduction to coaching.
PLEASE NOTE: Design Leadership Fundamentals I required for registration.
“I already described this to a colleague as “transformational”! But honestly, we talk about about being and becoming our Best-selfs at 15Five and I felt myself move closer to this during the workshop this week. I came away wishing I’d known about these frameworks years ago when I first started managing people, but now I’m excited to put this into action and more efficiently and effectively scale myself and my team.”
“If you’re ever managing a team it’s vital to understand the different orientations of managing and how to coach up your team, this workshop helps you lay out a foundation to successfully lead in different scenarios.”
What you'll learn
Explore an adaptable leadership model for any context
Learn leadership modes for scaling your impact and optimizing team learning
Design effective alliances with your manager or cross-functional peers
Develop a plan for managing upward more effectively
Craft a plan for leading through the leaders on your team
Discuss a framework and tips for delegating effectively
Identify limiting beliefs that lead to burnout
Explore an approach to sustainable leadership
Spend quality time with top design leaders in tech during a Q&A
Remote format
Our remote workshops are based on the success of our in-person learning principles. Our goal is help participants learn not only from our instructors, but industry experts and peers. The day will be a mix of short lectures, solo reflection, group activities and Q&A. It’s a highly participatory remote workshop. Participants should be prepared to participate in a quiet space with stable wifi.
Participant requirements
All participants must have completed Design Leadership Fundamentals I.
Who should attend
Design Leadership Fundamentals I required.
Optimal for managers and directors that want to move to the next level. Whether scaling their organization, beginning to manage managers, or are seeking ways to be more efficient in their role, DLF II provides critical tools and perspective to accelerate growth. We welcome all creative leaders—including, but not limited to brand, product design, research and content strategy. All industries and backgrounds are welcome.
Schedule*
DAY ONE
9:00am
Breakfast and welcome
10:00am
Dynamic leadership
12:00pm
Lunch
1:00pm
Designing alliances
4:00pm
Happy Hour/Q&A with Design Leaders
6:00pm
Wrap up
DAY TWO
9:00am
Breakfast and recap discussion
9:30am
Leading through others
12:00pm
Lunch
1:00pm
Introduction to coaching
3:00pm
Sustainable leadership
5:30pm
Wrap up
Session Details
Dynamic leadership
Leadership is a multi-dimensional, creative practice. Today’s leaders embrace models and mindsets as diverse as the challenges they face, and are flexible and responsive in how they lead. This introduction to modes of leadership gives participants opportunities to explore models and mindsets that are critical to developing a dynamic leadership style.
Designing alliances
Being an excellent leader of craft isn’t enough to guarantee impact. As we gain more responsibility, our critical work shifts to building and maintaining relationships that we can rely on to get to great outcomes for our team and business. This introduction will focus on designing alliances with leaders up and across the organization to build trust and demonstrate value.
Leading through others
Delegation is not only a successful tool in scaling yourself, but it’s also a great opportunity to help your team develop new competencies. Learn the different types of delegating and how to gracefully share responsibilities with your team.
Intro to coaching
As creatives transition into leadership, they often rely on directing and problem-solving as a primary interaction model with their teams. Coaching is a powerful tool to empower your team and scale yourself. Develop skills to introduce coaching as a new mode of leadership into your practice to help your team thrive.
Sustainable Leadership
The key to scaling your leadership comes from within—a combination of awareness, discipline, and resilience. However, it’s easy to find yourself feeling stuck at different phases of growth. Making the shift from a reactive state to a creative one, begins with identifying where we’re already stuck. Learn to break away from old habits that limit your impact.
Remote Events; Cancellation Policy
We understand that plans can change and your workshop may have to wait due to unexpected circumstances. If you need to cancel, please email us at hello@designdept.co to let us know as soon as possible. Similarly, in the event that circumstances beyond our control require changes to our programming, you understand and expressly agree that we may hold our Retreat/Event remotely, via video or other telecommunication methods, and that in doing so we have not cancelled nor rescheduled and this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect in the event of a remotely hosted event.
While we cannot transfer or allow for substitutions should you wish to cancel, we may be able to help you with a refund according to the following:
Within one week after registration: Registration is 100% refundable.
Between one week after registration and one month before workshop: We'll refund 50% of your registration fee.
One month before workshop: Registration is non-refundable.
This policy is subject to change; all registered participants will be notified of any changes.