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About this course

When you hear the term "leader," you might imagine someone akin to a superhero — leading teams, inspiring action, and making significant impacts. And you wouldn't be far off the mark.

A leader is passionate about the product they work on, champions user experience, mentors others, and is unafraid to take risks and voice opinions. But is a team leader the same as a team manager? Not exactly. While a team leader may not always hold a managerial role, a team manager lacking leadership qualities could face challenges.

Leadership entails crucial traits such as strategic thinking, empathy, decisiveness, and the ability to inspire and motivate others. Managing teams, especially in the dynamic field of product development, requires adept communication skills, conflict-resolution abilities, and a knack for balancing friendliness with professional boundaries.

In today’s digital age, leading remote teams has become a common scenario for many team managers. While the logistics of task assignments and video calls might be straightforward, fostering a strong team culture and maintaining trust and good relationships remotely continue to pose significant challenges. These topics are central to our Leadership Mastery course.

As a lead overseeing teams, how do you ensure your team remains competent? How do you measure their success — and by extension, the project's success? What strategies do you employ if your team lacks expertise or capacity?

In this course, we will explore the nuances of hiring new team members and discuss effective recruitment methods that can make a real difference. Join us to enhance your leadership skills and prepare to lead teams more effectively in any environment.

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Prerequisites

Skills you’ll gain with course:

Enhance leadership skills — Gain a deeper understanding of what makes a successful design leader, not just a manager, learning how to inspire and guide teams effectively.
Learn to manage remote teams — Explore strategies for building and maintaining trust and a strong team culture, even when managing designers remotely.
Grab conflict resolution techniques — Learn how to handle challenging situations and conflicts within your team, ensuring a positive and productive work environment.
Explore strategic team management practices — Understand how to assess both team and project performance effectively and discover the nuances of recruiting top talent.

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Syllabus


Level 1

What’s Design Leadership?

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Explore the essential traits and skills required to be an effective design leader and gain guidance on personal growth strategies.

Level 2

Leading Design Teams

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Explore strategies for managing various personalities on a team and learn how to lead remote teams and maintain a cohesive design team.

Level 3

Cultivating Design Excellence

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Learn how to ignite innovation within their teams and maintain a strong UX culture. Get insights into measuring team success effectively and strategies for hiring top talent.
Certificate

Earn a certificate of completion

Leadership Mastery Certificate
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Share with your network — Seamlessly add your certificates into your professional networks and LinkedIn profile, helping you stand out in your field.

Meet your course instructor

Colin Michael Pace
Colin Michael Pace
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As a seasoned Product Designer and Product Manager with a global perspective, I transform complex challenges into elegant solutions. My self-taught journey has given me a unique approach to design thinking, which I've successfully applied across startups and enterprise environments. Having collaborated with diverse teams spanning from the USA to Italy and India, I bring a rich understanding of cross-cultural product development.

Currently, I'm channeling my expertise into democratizing professional education through Uxcel, where we're reimagining career development as an engaging, game-like experience. What sets me apart is my blend of entrepreneurial spirit, hands-on expertise, and a passionate commitment to education.

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This course went beyond aesthetics, exploring what it takes to be an effective design leader—from managing teams and fostering creativity to building a strong UX culture and driving innovation. It also covered hiring, measuring success, and solving complex design challenges to create real impact.
Excited to share that I’ve earned the *UX Design Leadership* certification from Uxcel! This marks a step forward in my journey toward leadership opportunities, an area I’ve been eager to grow in. Looking forward to applying these new skills and continuing my professional development!
If you consistently follow Uxcel's recommendations (and do all including briefs), you'll undoubtedly experience significant growth as a designer.
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FAQs

What's this Design Leadership course about?

This course focuses on the key aspects of design leadership, including effective communication, team management, conflict resolution, and strategic hiring. It’s designed to help current and aspiring design leaders enhance their skills to lead design teams successfully, whether remotely or in-person.


Why do I need to take the Design Leadership course?

Taking this course will equip you with the essential skills and insights needed to transition from being a designer to a true design leader. You’ll learn how to grow your soft skills, inspire and motivate your team, handle conflicts efficiently, and foster a productive and innovative team environment, which are crucial for advancing in today's competitive design industry.


What knowledge should I have prior to taking this course?

It's helpful to have experience working within a team and an understanding of design principles. This foundational knowledge will allow you to engage more effectively with the course content and apply the leadership concepts discussed, regardless of your current role.


What are the pricing options for the course?

For new learners, the first level of each course is available free of charge! This allows you to experience the course without any initial investment.

However, if you're seeking a deeper and more comprehensive learning journey, we recommend our Pro Membership. With this subscription, you gain full access to all our courses, which includes additional lessons, engaging design briefs, and thorough assessments.

Additionally, Pro Membership entitles you to receive a certificate upon completion of a course and personalized feedback from experts for all your challenge submissions. To explore the pricing details and find the best plan for your learning needs, please visit our pricing page.