How to Break into Senior Design Roles (5 patterns holding you back)
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In this video, I break down 5 common patterns that quietly stall growth, and the weekly actions you can take to counter each one:
1) Waiting for permission → prep one small improvement and raise it as a question to build buy-in
2) Outputs over outcomes → align with your PM on the business problem, user problem, and success metrics *before* designing
3) Weak relationships → set recurring 1:1s with your PM and cross-team partners to build horizontal influence
4) Avoiding conflict → practice low-stakes pushback framed around shared goals, concerns, and alternatives
5) Underselling impact → track wins, connect work to outcomes, and share them with your manager
If you’re aiming for senior/lead roles, pick ONE of these and practice it weekly. It compounds fast.
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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Intro
00:31 Pattern 1 — Waiting for permission
02:51 Mobbin
04:22 Pattern 2 — Outputs over outcomes
06:36 Pattern 3 — Lack of relationships
08:42 Pattern 4 — Avoiding conflict
11:45 Pattern 5 — Underselling your impact
14:22 What to do this week
🔗 https://mobbin.com/?via=femke
In this video, I break down 5 common patterns that quietly stall growth, and the weekly actions you can take to counter each one:
1) Waiting for permission → prep one small improvement and raise it as a question to build buy-in
2) Outputs over outcomes → align with your PM on the business problem, user problem, and success metrics *before* designing
3) Weak relationships → set recurring 1:1s with your PM and cross-team partners to build horizontal influence
4) Avoiding conflict → practice low-stakes pushback framed around shared goals, concerns, and alternatives
5) Underselling impact → track wins, connect work to outcomes, and share them with your manager
If you’re aiming for senior/lead roles, pick ONE of these and practice it weekly. It compounds fast.
🚀 Hands-on group coaching (waitlist)
Join here: https://www.femke.design/coaching
#productdesign #uxdesign #uidesign #designcareer #designleadership
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WORK WITH ME
📚 Take my course: https://www.course.femke.design/?utm_source=youtube
🚀 Join Level Up Club: https://www.femke.design/level-up-kit/?utm_source=youtube
💬 Book mentoring: https://www.femke.design/mentoring/?utm_source=youtube
STAY CONNECTED
📬 Subscribe to my newsletter: https://www.femke.design/newsletter/?utm_source=youtube
🎙️ Listen to my podcast: https://www.designlife.fm/?utm_source=youtube
🌐 Website: https://www.femke.design/?utm_source=youtube
📱 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/femkedotdesign/
🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/femkesvs
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Intro
00:31 Pattern 1 — Waiting for permission
02:51 Mobbin
04:22 Pattern 2 — Outputs over outcomes
06:36 Pattern 3 — Lack of relationships
08:42 Pattern 4 — Avoiding conflict
11:45 Pattern 5 — Underselling your impact
14:22 What to do this week