Episode 24: Margaret Lee on Building Communities of Practice
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In this episode, Lisa and Andy are joined by leadership coach, Margaret Lee. Margaret spoke about her experience as director of UX Community & Culture at Google and offered good advice for starting a community of practice. Margaret also discussed the personal impact of her article and talk, Insights from a Reluctant Leader.
Show Notes
Margaret Lee is a Leadership Coach helping executives and practitioners to lead with authenticity. Prior to coaching with Design Dept., Margaret was a veteran User Experience leader at Google, where she held roles building and leading teams in Chrome, Search, and Maps. She led the Google Maps UX from its early days as a groundbreaking desktop experience, to an indispensable tool for navigation and local exploration. Her last role was as Director of UX Community + Culture at Google, a program she founded to serve and empower the company’s global User Experience organization.
Over twenty-five years in the tech industry has shaped her current commitment: creating conditions where teams can flourish and individuals can uncover their unique potential and leadership style. Margaret speaks and writes about her personal journey as a leader, and our collective responsibility to advance diversity and inclusion in the workplace.
References & Links
Resources
Article: Insights from a Reluctant Leader
Video: Scaling User Empathy
Talk: It’s Alive! Cultivating Community & Culture
Topics Margaret Talks About
The Hudson Institute - Leadership Training Program Santa Barbara
Inside Google Street View
TED Talk: Kimberlé Crenshaw - The Urgency of Intersectionality
Follow Margaret Lee on Social Media
Transcript
Transcript is available here