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Chief Product Officer at Dribbble & Creative Market
Michael is the Chief Product Officer at Dribbble. He started his career 15 years ago as a Product Designer, eventually founding a cutting-edge product agency that built applications for Scholastic, GE, Nike, Siemens, Kobe Bryant and more. He founded the design asset management software, Brandisty, which was acquired in 2014 and is now owned by InVision. He was the President at Crew, the freelance design and development marketplace, and former parent company of Unsplash, the popular stock photo website. At Crew he secured key partnerships with Squarespace and the BDC before leading the company through it's acquisition by Dribbble in 2017. His writing has been featured in the Harvard Business Review and his popular product management podcast has been written about in Inc, Forbes, The Huffington Post and Entrepreneur respectively.
Michael served on the board of AIGA in Las Vegas and taught web design as a Professor at the Art Institute.
He currently lives in Vancouver, BC with his wife and two young boys.
Highlights
🧠 Are you sabotaging your Leadership potential with a limiting mindset? In our Leadership Deconstructed course we dissect the five mindset shifts you need to make if you want to be an effective Leader.
💡 Key Insights Explored: 🔄 Career Progression Unveiled: Each stride forward intricately connected with a profound shift in my overarching work and life philosophy. It's not just about navigating through roles; it's about evolving perspective. 🧠 Evolution of Thought Processes: Initially consumed by the pursuit of being infallibly right all the time, I relied on having the correct answer. However, this approach revealed a plateaued impact, prompting a reevaluation of her approach. 🔍 Identifying a Blind Spot: Amidst the pursuit of correctness, there existed a blind spot – a neglect of effective communication, relationship-building, and the delicate art of trust-earning. 🚨 A Pivotal Realization: Beyond the surface-level focus on improving communication skills, I had a realization – the importance of communication itself. It's a game-changer that transcends conventional wisdom. 💼 Mindset Check: The catalyst for transformation lay in a critical mindset shift. It entailed dislodging old work patterns, paving the way for the emergence of novel skills and approaches. 🤔 Struggle Unveiled: Wrestling with the formidable Arrogance of Knowledge, this ongoing battle serves as a testament to continuous growth and self-awareness. 🌱 Embarking on a Growth Journey: The process of unlearning these goblins extends beyond the professional realm; it's a lifelong pursuit deeply rooted since upbringing. 🔄 Mindset Shift: Catalyst for Skill Unveiling: Embrace the transformative power of mindset shifts, changing your mindset unlocks a cascade of newfound skills and capabilities. 🙏 A simple truth: change your mindset, and witness the skills follow, creating a transformative impact on both career and life 🚀🌟
Our Leadership Deconstructed course starts next week. Enroll today: https://lnkd.in/gEJ9KtCR
🌟 Kristine Stewart’s Leadership Journey 🌟
In a recent conversation with Kirstine Stewart, she shared an aspect of the journey that led her to her current role as a successful leader 👏
"No, I was kind of on my own," Kristine confided. "You had to learn a lot." 📚 Kristine firmly believes that certain innate qualities of a leader are indispensable, providing the foundation to seize opportunities that come your way. These qualities can't always be taught; they have to be cultivated within oneself. 🌱
"I still say to this day that the benefit of what I went through in terms of that job, or the one soon after, was that I worked my way up," Kristine revealed. "I had a whole lot of bosses – great ones who taught me invaluable lessons and not-so-great ones who taught me even more."
It's a testament to Kristine's resilience and determination that she transformed every challenge into a learning opportunity. Her experiences, both positive and challenging, have uniquely shaped her leadership style. 🚀 But what's truly remarkable about Kristine is her unwavering belief that these experiences, combined with one's innate ability to lead, create a solid framework for leadership. It's a philosophy that has guided her throughout her career. 🌟
As we listen to Kristine's journey, we're reminded of how every step in her path has contributed to her becoming the inspirational leader she is today. 🤝💼
Learn from Kirstine Stewart, Alison Go, Jill Kinney, Michael Lebowitz, Kristina Hu and more in our upcoming course, Leadership Deconstructed, which is packed with interviews just like this one.
Learn more at: https://lnkd.in/gEJ9KtCR
