Design Leader Accelerator
4.6 (19)
8 Weeks
·Cohort-based Course
Rise in your Design Career: Build your confidence & skills, then create your path from craft leader to business leader.
Design Leader Accelerator
4.6 (19)
8 Weeks
·Cohort-based Course
Rise in your Design Career: Build your confidence & skills, then create your path from craft leader to business leader.
Alison has built & led Design orgs at:
Course overview
Unblock your Growth in Design Leadership
Product, UX & Content Design folks seeking to grow and enhance their leadership practice, welcome home! This course, community and live coaching sessions are your guide to stepping into the Leader you aspire to be.
Leading teams is a "what got you here" (craft, leading the work) "won't get you there" (leading through others, business results, visionary leadership) moment for many – especially as you scale.
It's my mission to demystify what is needed to be seen as a business leader and be known for excellence in craft AND in leadership.
From imposter syndrome → confidence
From overwhelmed → organized focus
From tactical work → strategic influence
From feeling stuck → career plan
Shift from feeling isolated and overwhelmed, to feeling confident and centered in this supportive environment led by sought after coach Alison Gretz.
The course lasts 8 weeks, with one self-paced module and a live cohort call weekly. We'll will dig into the 4 common sticking points that hold Design Leaders back as they step up to management and then evolve to Director+.
It's by building key muscles and overcoming these sticking points, while also grounding in your own authentic leadership style that will further you as a leader.
Does this sound familiar?
01
I'm ready to scale up to Director, but I'm feeling stuck and blocked from receiving the opportunities to promote up. How do I grow?
02
I'm a Director of Content Design, but I'm feeling out of my depth and need to up-level my soft skills expertise.
03
I want to lead in Design with authenticity and impact – is this possible while still being a respected boss?
04
I'm struggling with imposter syndrome, and my tough stakeholder relationships are causing burnout.
Walk away with the soft skills needed to grow in Design Leadership
Coaching and advice on your leadership journey
Direct and frequent access to accredited coach + executive Design Leader Alison Gretz alongside a supportive peer group.
Ability to overcome the top 4 pitfalls of design leadership
Learn about common pitfalls to avoid, in a space where you can ask questions and identify key blockers or bumps that are in your way.
Leading in alignment to your values
Define and explore how you will show up as a human-centered leader.
Expand your Toolkit with Workbooks, Frameworks & Tools
Each week, Alison will share a value-packed workbook and video/audio recording. Since you get life-time access, many students utilize our frameworks for months and years!
Design Your Next roadmapping and goals
You'll leave the course with a clear path forward, broken down into actionable steps.
This course includes
9 interactive live sessions
Lifetime access to course materials
11 in-depth lessons
Direct access to instructor
19 projects to apply learnings
Guided feedback & reflection
Private community of peers
Course certificate upon completion
Maven Satisfaction Guarantee
This course is backed by Maven’s guarantee. You can receive a full refund within 14 days after the course ends, provided you meet the completion criteria in our refund policy.
Design Leader Accelerator
Course syllabus
Week 1
Jan
13
Design Leader Accelerator LIVE Kickoff
Jan
15
Session 1
1: Beginning With You
Week 2
Jan
22
Session 2
2: Setting the Stage
Week 3
Jan
29
Session 3
3: Leading Through Others
Week 4
Feb
5
Session 4
4: Leveraging Your Ecosystem
Week 5
Feb
12
Session 5
5: Elevating Your Communication
Week 6
Feb
19
Session 6
6.0: Change by Design
Week 7
Feb
26
Session 7
7.0: BONUS! Elevating Others
Week 8
Mar
5
Session 8
8.0: Design Your Next
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Meet your instructor
Alison Gretz
As a Design Leader, I have led global teams of humans in solving problems and creating solutions for the real world. I've built management teams from the ground up at Target, Shutterfly and Thomson Reuters. I created the first UX Manager position at Target, and then grew those Managers into Leaders who are now Director level and beyond.
Passionate about supporting whole humans at work, I gained an accreditation in coaching to compliment my leadership skills and hung a shingle as Design by Design, LLC.
Leading in Alignment to Your Values
Knowing what makes you tick by discovering and exploring your values is where we begin in this course. By knowing and understanding your values you can lead more authentically, find the best environments in alignment, and uncover better ways to communicate with others.
Use this no-cost workbook to define your values and assess your current alignment.
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Human-centered Leadership for Human-centered Leaders
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Flexible Course schedule
1-2 hours per week
Self-paced videos & workbook
You can go at your own pace and jump into topics that are most relevant to your growth ahead of the cohort.
Weekly Group Coaching
live & recorded
Each week, Alison will host a live cohort coaching call where we'll dig into REAL WORLD scenarios and transformation.
Community Q&A
Always on
Alison will host an intimate community where we can tackle more Q&A, weekly AMA topics, and peer mentorship.
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Design Leader Accelerator
Cohort 7
$985
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Join the Design by Design Mailing List
Get access to Leadership by Design, a twice monthly email newsletter from Alison.
Best of both Self-paced and Cohort Learning
Connect with others
Weekly live calls exploring critical topics as a group. Also recorded!
Self-paced for busy professionals
The core content launches weekly, with flexibility to work at your pace.
Access to Alison
Community opportunities from AMA theads, email advice and discounted 1x1 coaching services.
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