Out of curiosity, how many people do you manage?
It's not a binary equation (i.e. you don't stop designing the minute you start managing). But the more your mgt responsibilities increase, the less you are going to be able to design. (and vice-versa) It's not one or the other -- and you can be very successful doing a mix. The question is what do you want that mix to be? (50-50, 60-40, 40-60...) And, if you aren't willing to manage, in most cases you will hit a ceiling in compensation and status. And I'm not sure that's ideal. What makes managing other resources more valuable than being a star resource? (this is coming from someone who has moved into executive management and sometimes questions the philosophies) -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2007 11:33 AM To: Dante Murphy Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [IxDA Discuss] IxD Managers (was: d schools) Thanks for posting this, as I'm in the same position, and agree that management is not mutually exclusive from having talent or performing engagement work. I pull my weight as a team member just like the rest of my team, but focus primarily on mentoring and providing input that helps everyone move forward. We don't have much of a design shop, so I'm a rare breed around here, anyway. I liken the need for senior design positions or "tactical design managers" to the emergence of "web architects" from the web development crowd over the years. It seems a good fit for those senior technical people who have a ton to contribute to system and enterprise design, who don't need or want to manage people directly. They can contribute and mentor without the formal manager title and reporting relationships. If a company can afford the headcount & resources to have them, I think both are very useful. - Bryan http://www.bryanminihan.com ---- Dante Murphy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm an IxD manager, and I still design. A lot. My boss, who is a VP, > also designs. A lot. ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe ................ http://gamma.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://gamma.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://gamma.ixda.org/help ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe ................ http://gamma.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://gamma.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://gamma.ixda.org/help
