054: Being Managed

50m · Design Kaffé · 23 Sep 05:00

This week we are kicking off a new theme on Management, starting with some reflections on what it’s like ‘to be managed’. We explore what qualities we value in a great design manager and what management practices have marked us in our experience.

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