Design Better

Kristin Wisnewski: More women in tech leadership roles


Listen Later

Show notes: https://designbetterpodcast.com/p/kristin-wisnewski

In the tech world, it's rare these days to spend more than a few years at one company. So we were curious to learn more about Kristin Wisnewski after hearing she’d been at IBM for 18 years. In her words, she “basically grew up at IBM,” and made a rapid transition from an individual contributor role to a leadership position in 2016, where she now leads an award-winning design team.

We got to know the story of that career transformation, and what it took to get there. We also spoke with Kristin about clearing roadblocks for better work, and how to bring women into more leadership roles at technology companies.

Takeaways:

  • How to remain authentic to yourself as a leader
  • The keys to peak team performance
  • The way DesignOps works at IBM
  • ...more
    View all episodesView all episodes
    Download on the App Store

    Design BetterBy The Curiosity Department, sponsored by Wix Studio

    • 4.7
    • 4.7
    • 4.7
    • 4.7
    • 4.7

    4.7

    317 ratings


    More shows like Design Better

    View all
    Design Matters with Debbie Millman by Design Matters Media

    Design Matters with Debbie Millman

    1,230 Listeners

    Monocle on Design by Monocle

    Monocle on Design

    74 Listeners

    Masters of Scale by WaitWhat

    Masters of Scale

    3,995 Listeners

    Creative Confidence Podcast by IDEO U

    Creative Confidence Podcast

    127 Listeners

    Y Combinator Startup Podcast by Y Combinator

    Y Combinator Startup Podcast

    225 Listeners

    Practical AI by Practical AI LLC

    Practical AI

    205 Listeners

    The Futur with Chris Do by The Futur

    The Futur with Chris Do

    856 Listeners

    The Next Big Idea by Next Big Idea Club

    The Next Big Idea

    1,278 Listeners

    NN/G UX Podcast by Nielsen Norman Group

    NN/G UX Podcast

    107 Listeners

    Hard Fork by The New York Times

    Hard Fork

    5,522 Listeners

    Product Thinking by Melissa Perri

    Product Thinking

    148 Listeners

    Possible by Reid Hoffman

    Possible

    122 Listeners

    AI For Humans: Making Artificial Intelligence Fun & Practical by Kevin Pereira & Gavin Purcell

    AI For Humans: Making Artificial Intelligence Fun & Practical

    274 Listeners

    HBR On Strategy by Harvard Business Review

    HBR On Strategy

    78 Listeners

    HBR On Leadership by Harvard Business Review

    HBR On Leadership

    161 Listeners