“How to VP”
summary
VP of Design at BuzzFeed maps a real week: two 90-minute design critiques, three team‑lead meetings, a weekly tech‑VP sync, five product strategy sessions, five midyear reviews, nine recruiting meetings, 14 one-on-ones, and 15 moments of fear logged. Tools and artifacts include the Solid CSS framework, Manager Dens, an open‑sourced product‑design role doc on Github.com/Buzzfeed/design, and an offsite that turns top worries into action items. A past accidental deploy at Etsy shows the risk, the fix and the lesson: controlled fear improves checks and outcomes.
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chapters (12)
- 0:00Introduction and inspiration
- 1:47The VP of design role
- 2:49A day in the life of a VP
- 8:05Facing fears as a leader
- 12:41Learning to cope with fear
- 16:57Personal failure and growth
- 20:48Fear and confidence in leadership
- 22:34Building trust through transparency
- 24:38Iterating on design systems
- 26:22Addressing team concerns
- 28:28Fear as a tool for improvement
- 29:13Q&A session
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