Articles about Personal development
Who Makes a Good UX Person? Results of a Survey Using the Five Factor Personality Model
What makes UXers tick? This article discusses two surveys: one using the Five Factor Model of personality and another the RIASEC model for occupational fit. [Read More]
Assertive Communication Skills: A Foundation for UX Success (Part 2)
UX professionals sometimes struggle to communicate assertively at work. We present ideas to put this skill into practice, with examples and suggestions from real life. [Read More]
Assertive Communication Skills: A Foundation for UX Success (Part 1)
Why and how should you communicate assertively in the workplace? Four Googlers provide a framework and ideas on how to step up your communication skills to avoid unwanted behaviors. [Read More]
An Insider’s Guide to UX Careers (Book Review)
A review of The UX Handbook by Cory Lebson. A career guideline for UX professionals. [Read More]
By Teaching We Learn: Add Value to Your Career, Workplace, and the UX Community Through Mentoring
Mentorship is one of the best ways to learn in the UX field. With many different types of mentorship available, it’s easy to get started as a mentor or mentee. [Read More]
On Becoming a UX Manager: New Skills, Requirements, and Rewards
Stepping into a UX management role is easier when you understand the opportunities and challenges of your new job. [Read More]
Becoming a Change Agent: When UX Is Perceived as Threatening
UX is inherently threatening to some people in an organization and therefore is subject to all the challenges of change management. [Read More]
Changing Routines: Designing Projects for Meaningful Work
Delivering projects against a static set of requirements without taking a break to reflect and get a clear outlook is a sure way to lose perspective and stifle creativity. [Read More]
Corporate Training Alternative: eLearn at Your Place, Pace and Time
Personalized learning is key to progressive education and skill development. Digital technologies enable and enrich experiences across domains, and there’s plenty of potential for eLearning. [Read More]
Giving UX Advice: Getting Buy-In
Experience-based tips for convincing co-workers and clients to accept the idea of user testing and to implement the results. [Read More]
Studying UX Online: Advantages, Difficulties, and Best Practices
UX education has begun moving online, allowing students around the world to study UX. Despite of the challenges faced by online education, today’s programs are producing effective UX professionals. [Read More]
Mindful Design: What the UX World Can Learn from Yoga
The mindfulness practices of yoga can help you open your mind, focus, be more creative, and let your design express your intent clearly. [Read More]
Empathy: Defining, Realizing, and Facilitating
What does empathy mean for user experience? It’s our ability to understand someone else’s experience from their perspective – a valuable skill for any designer. [Read More]
Reboot: How and Why I Changed the Way I Work
A story of how to transform your working habits, from partial attention to clear focus. The result: a more predictable and consistent working process that is more freeing. [Read More]
