71: Finding Our Way Live! (ft John Gleason)
From Finding Our Way by Jesse James Garrett and Peter Merholz
April 19, 2026 · 54 min
About this episode
John Gleason discusses the leadership skills necessary for design to achieve greater strategic influence.
Design consultant John Gleason returns to explore the leadership skills design needs to claim greater strategic influence. The conversation covers vulnerability and psychological safety, translating design value into business outcomes, the boldness required to assert a larger value proposition, and how to avoid burnout while navigating organizational complexity.
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Hosts: Jesse James Garrett, Peter Merholz
Guest: John Gleason
Topics covered
- leadership skills
- design influence
- psychological safety
- business outcomes
- organizational complexity
Keywords
- design
- leadership
- vulnerability
- psychological safety
- business value
- burnout
- organizational complexity
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