Thread by @lily_dart

Design leaders of twitter! Do you get given a hard time for not being "hands on" anymore?

I can build a high performing team in less than 6 months *and* increase your turnover. But mention that I haven't wireframed recently and suddenly I am getting looks of actual pity.

People don't expect Chief Design Officers to be building prototypes inbetween meetings with the board. Do they?

Does that make the CDO less of a designer?

At what point in one's career is it considered reasonable that you might *just* do (lol, just) management and strategy?

Is it even reasonable to expect someone to do big picture strategy one moment, and worry about the styling for disabled buttons the next?

Is it healthy for a "Head of" or "Director" level designer to be dictating decisions of that level?

When does that become micromanagement?

Why aren't we asking how our design leaders will move out of the way and make space for junior designers to do their thing?

Why aren't we saving our pitying looks for those senior designers who don't know how to coach?

Is it not a fundamental failing of a design leader to need to be in all of the strategy *and* all of the detail?

Does that not imply they haven't coached and developed their team well enough to be capable of delivering on their own?

Have you run design teams, or hired someone to run a design team? #designtwitter I want your opinions!*

*Things I will regret later.