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Matt Spiel

The work you do will change how you think.

Full disclosure: this is a job posting disguised as an article… but you already knew that, so…

Dec 18, 2019

The work you do will change how you think.

Dec 18, 2019

Matt Spiel

My go-to resources for helping me grow as a designer-turned-people-manager.

People management, just like design, is something you can get better at by actually doing it. With that being said, there are still…

Sep 22, 2017

My go-to resources for helping me grow as a designer-turned-people-manager.

Sep 22, 2017

Matt Spiel

Goodbye Treehouse. Hello… ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Last week I said goodbye to some of the best people I’ve had the chance to work with. This week…

Sep 11, 2017

$Goodbye Treehouse. Hello… ¯\_(ツ)_/¯$

$Goodbye Treehouse. Hello… ¯\_(ツ)_/¯$

Sep 11, 2017

Matt Spiel

Managing Manager Anti-patterns

Why at times, even our best behaviors can run counter to what we ultimately want to accomplish.

Aug 16, 2017

Managing Manager Anti-patterns

Aug 16, 2017

Matt Spiel

Decisions, mountains, and the gift of being wrong.

Why it’s worse to not make decisions, than it is make the wrong decision in the first place.

May 2, 2017

Decisions, mountains, and the gift of being wrong.

May 2, 2017

Matt Spiel
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Hey Yo!

The Difference Between Wanting Change and Being Ready for Change. Oh, and cats.

One-thousand words on cats, desire, change, and being prepared.

Mar 22, 2017

Mar 22, 2017

Matt Spiel
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Hey Yo!

I made it another 90 days. Plus some. Here is more stuff I learned.

Earlier in the year I sat down and wrote out a few lessons learned in the first 90 days of my role as Director of Design at Treehouse. It…

Jan 6, 2017

Jan 6, 2017

Matt Spiel

How a side project changed my perspective about where I live.

A few months back I partnered up with a few friends and random acquaintances to take on my first side project since having kids. Inspired —…

Sep 2, 2016

How a side project changed my perspective about where I live.

Sep 2, 2016

Matt Spiel

Startup Ain’t Easy

Yesterday was a hard one for anyone who’s been a part of the journey at Treehouse. We let go of some amazing individuals. People I care…

Aug 23, 2016

Aug 23, 2016

Matt Spiel
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Treehouse Engineering

How we’re working to improve our design critiques at Treehouse

Continually improving process & team culture isn’t always easy. Here is one specific technique we’ve been using to help with that.

Jul 21, 2016

Jul 21, 2016

Matt Spiel

Matt Spiel

Multi-disciplinary designer-turned-manager-turned-designer. Listen… It’s complicated, I’m a leader that breaks the mold.

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