About this episode

Julia Whitney discusses the impact of self-limiting beliefs on design leaders and how to navigate leadership challenges.

How design leaders build influence, navigate conflict, and lead across cultures. In this episode, Ekaterina sits down with Julia Whitney, executive coach and former General Manager and Executive Creative Director at the BBC, where she led a 150-person UX and design team.Julia spent over 20 years as a design leader across the UK and US before turning her experience into a coaching practice that helps design leaders at companies like Condé Nast, AWS, the Financial Times, and IDEO perform at their best.Julia is also a teacher at our Executive programme for Design Leaders: https://fla.wiki/4fDlOirWhat you'll learn: ► Why self-limiting beliefs about leadership are the hidden barrier for most design leaders ► How to build sponsorship at the next level up — and why empathy is the first step ► How cultural differences shape communication, hierarchy, and trust — and what to do about it ► The four types of workplace conflict and why identifying them early changes everything 👤 Who this episode is for: Design Leaders · Heads of Design · Creative Directors · UX Leaders · People Managers · Anyone going for a senior or C-level role · Anyone who's been passed over for promotion and wants to…

People in this episode

Host: Ekaterina

Guest: Julia Whitney

Topics covered

• self-limiting beliefs
• leadership
• design leadership
• cultural differences
• workplace conflict
• influence building

Keywords

• design leaders
• influence
• conflict resolution
• empathy
• cultural communication
• workplace dynamics

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: BBC, Condé Nast, AWS, Financial Times, IDEO

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