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Andrea Mignolo

Andrea Mignolo

·Apr 9, 2021

Storytelling in Organizations

On complexity, systems, and storytelling — “What would it be like to grow organizations whose complexity arises from the cross-pollinating visions and imaginations of their constituent members?” — David Whyte Last week I asked a question on Twitter that generated a surprising amount of conversation. I’m thankful to everyone who contributed to the thread, pointed me to storytellers and resources, and challenged my thinking.

Storytelling

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Storytelling in Organizations
Storytelling in Organizations

Andrea Mignolo

Andrea Mignolo

·Feb 21, 2021

The Art of Receiving Feedback

Receiving feedback can be scary, but it doesn’t have to be — Good feedback, whether you are on the receiving or giving end, requires an attitude of curiosity and openness. Intentionally creating space for feedback can help, but even with the right space, receiving feedback can be really scary. Many organizations have formal systems of feedback in the style of mid-year and…

Feedback

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The Art of Receiving Feedback
The Art of Receiving Feedback

Andrea Mignolo

Andrea Mignolo

·Jan 12, 2021

Creating the Right Space for Feedback

What happens outside the conversation is as important as what happens in it — Remember that time someone gave you a gift and you opened it and were like, “oh wow, this person doesn’t know me at all”? Maybe it wasn’t your style (or size), or too flashy, or just totally not anything you’d be into? …

Feedback

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Creating the Right Space for Feedback
Creating the Right Space for Feedback

Andrea Mignolo

Andrea Mignolo

·Nov 17, 2020

Coaching, Mentoring, Advising: What’s the Diff?

Whether you’re stuck or looking to grow, support can come in many forms. Which is right for you? — There are times in life where we need some outside support to help us get to where we want to go. Often we turn to friends, family, and community to help us reflect and get unstuck, but sometimes we might also want a more formal set-up in the form of…

Coaching

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Coaching, Mentoring, Advising: What’s the Diff?
Coaching, Mentoring, Advising: What’s the Diff?

Andrea Mignolo

Andrea Mignolo

·Oct 15, 2020

Managing Yourself and Managing Relationships: The Key to Management Success

Understanding the differences between management and leadership can help you be more effective as a team, department, or company leader, but when it comes to management there are a few subtleties that have outsized impact: managing yourself and managing relationships. Forget the idea of managing people. …

Management And Leadership

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Managing Yourself and Managing Relationships: The Key to Management Success
Managing Yourself and Managing Relationships: The Key to Management Success

Andrea Mignolo

Andrea Mignolo

·Sep 3, 2020

Both/And: Untangling the Relationship Between Management & Leadership

A closer look at management, leadership, and why it’s important to understand the differences between the two. If you’re stepping into a leadership role, chances are you’re also going to be doing a lot of managing. …

Management

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Both/And: Untangling the Relationship Between Management & Leadership
Both/And: Untangling the Relationship Between Management & Leadership

Andrea Mignolo

Andrea Mignolo

·Apr 27, 2020

Priorities, Capacity, and Support: A Dialogue for Teams

The pandemic, for all that’s been written about it, has done a bang-up job of making the invisible visible. The tenuous state of the American health-care system, the brittleness of supply chains, not to mention the irregularity of men’s hand-washing. It’s also brought to the foreground the shifting cadences and…

Teams And Teamwork

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Priorities, Capacity, and Support: A Dialogue for Teams
Priorities, Capacity, and Support: A Dialogue for Teams

Andrea Mignolo

Andrea Mignolo

·Feb 15, 2019

The Cadence of a Design Team

The design team at Movable Ink is unified across brand, product design, and research. This approach allows us to focus on growing the practice of design within the organization and creating a unified customer experience, but can be challenging because the various design disciplines collaborate with vastly different parts of…

Design

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The Cadence of a Design Team
The Cadence of a Design Team

Andrea Mignolo

Andrea Mignolo

·Mar 14, 2016

Five Challenges of Design Leadership

This is Part 2 of, “So You’ve Got a Seat at the Table. Now What?” Feel free to read this post independently, or check out Part 1 for the back story. Challenge #1: Vision The first challenge once you get to the table is vision — as in what is your vision for…

Design

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Five Challenges of Design Leadership
Five Challenges of Design Leadership
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Coach, advisor, designer. Obsessed with time. Design, decoloniality, systems, learning. She/her. www.methodandmatter.com

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