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Skilled by Design

Podcast by Tommy Bay

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Did you know that only 15% of your success comes from technical (hard) skills while 85% comes from “soft skills"? Join experience designer Tommy Bay every Tuesday as he interviews guests about what human skills are and how they can accelerate outcomes for designers and other professionals in ways you never thought possible. You'll explore over 100 skills across nine topic categories: being positive, caring, communicating, leading, motivating, organizing, overcoming difficulty, socializing, and thinking. Creator Bio: Tommy is the UX Manager for WCF Insurance and feels strongly about user experience and product design. He loves Jesus, ultimate frisbee, and puzzles of all kinds. Tommy lives in Lexington, Kentucky with his beautiful wife and four awesome kiddos.

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15 episodes

episode 015 Building Trust with Austin Govella artwork

015 Building Trust with Austin Govella

Trust is a critical component of any successful relationship, whether personal or professional. In this episode, we talk with Austin Govella, a cofounder of The Synozur Alliance and an experienced designer, about the skill of building trust. Comments, questions, and your own tips for building trust are welcome on Twitter (https://twitter.com/skilledby) [https://twitter.com/skilledby)] or at our website (https://skilledbydesign.com [https://skilledbydesign.com]). Tips from this episode: * Be honest and transparent in your communications. * Seek to understand the needs and perspectives of others. * Focus on delivering value and follow through on your commitments. * Practice active listening and empathy. About Austin: Austin Govella is a cofounder of The Synozur Alliance, a consulting firm that helps clients improve the employee experience. With 25 years of experience in design, Austin has worked with a wide range of clients to create better user experiences. He is the author of Collaborative Product Design and Work the Room, a book about workshop facilitation. Connect with Austin: * Austin's blog: https://www.agux.co/ [https://www.agux.co/] * Austin's LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/austingovella [http://linkedin.com/in/austingovella] * Work the Room: https://www.agux.co/book/work-the-room [https://www.agux.co/book/work-the-room] Resources mentioned in the interview: * Workshop checklist: https://www.agux.co/workshops/checklist [https://www.agux.co/workshops/checklist] * The trust equation: https://trustedadvisor.com/why-trust-matters/understanding-trust/understanding-the-trust-equation [https://trustedadvisor.com/why-trust-matters/understanding-trust/understanding-the-trust-equation]

28 Apr 2023 - 29 min
episode 014 Research with Dan and Nick artwork

014 Research with Dan and Nick

What are the skills you need to be a better researcher or to make research a more deliberate part of your workflow or toolkit? The two co-founders of research-insight focused and London-based Dualo join us to share their insights about research skills. Please rate and review the podcast! Also, comments and questions are welcome on twitter: [https://twitter.com/skilledby](https://twitter.com/skilledby) [https://twitter.com/skilledby)] Tips from this episode: * Develop your proactive muscles. Don't wait for permission to do research. * Learn to deliver informed decisions, not just data sets. * Constantly improve and refine your ability to ask good questions * Get organized and make research a habit. About Nick, Dan, and Dualo: Nick Russell: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nsrussell/ Dan Robins: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielpaulrobins/ Dualo is a stakeholder-friendly research repository that helps product teams to organise, connect, and showcase their key research findings across the wider organisation. Website: www.dualo.io LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/dualohq [https://www.linkedin.com/company/dualohq] -------------  Thanks for listening!  Find a glossary of over 100 soft skills on our website: https://skilledbydesign.com/skills Intro/outro music credit: Weero & Mitte

14 Mar 2023 - 45 min
episode 013 Learning with Jethro Jones artwork

013 Learning with Jethro Jones

Is learning a skill? How about enabling learning for others? Yup, they're for sure skills; important ones. Jethro Jones, host of the Transformative Principal podcast, joins us to talk about learning and education. He shares some great insights for thinking longer-term as we educate the rising generation of citizens, workers, and leaders. Please rate and review the podcast! Also, comments and questions are welcome on twitter: [https://twitter.com/skilledby](https://twitter.com/skilledby) Tips for improving your learning skills: - If you want to learn a skill, ask people questions about it to show that you're interested and that it's important to you. - Think beyond the short-term to the long-term benefits of learning that skill - Never stop learning You can find my friend Jethro, his podcast, and his books here: - https://jethrojones.com - https://twitter.com/jethrojones - https://transformativeprincipal.com/ - https://www.amazon.com/SchoolX-principals-transformative-experience-themselves/dp/1913622118 - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09X5TGRR6/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0 Jethro's bio: Jethro Jones, 2017 Digital Principal of the Year, is a former principal and host of Transformative Principal Podcast. He is also the founder of The Center for Cyberethics, independent, non-partisan educational institute dedicated to the study and promotion of cyberethics, and author of the book, SchoolX: How principals can design a transformative school experience for students, teachers, parents – and themselves! He also recently released a second book, How to Be a Transformative Principal. Jethro has worked as a principal at all K-12 levels, including a prison school, a district coach, distance learning team lead, and English teacher. He lives with his wife and four children in Washington state. Find a glossary of over 100 soft skills on our website: https://skilledbydesign.com/skills Intro/outro music credit: Weero & Mitte

31 Oct 2022 - 29 min
episode 012 Storytelling with Jamie Dixon artwork

012 Storytelling with Jamie Dixon

We've all heard that storytelling is an important skill to have as a designer (or member of society), but what does that entail? What does it all mean?! That very question led Jamie Dixon to some answers that he put in a book called The Story Habit - and he joins us this episode to tell us about it.   Please rate and review the podcast! Also, comments, questions (and stories) are welcome on twitter: https://twitter.com/skilledby [https://twitter.com/skilledby]   Tips for improving your storytelling skills: - Watch for nodding heads. When people are agreeing with you, that's when you can challenge them. - Build a habit of noticing change. Change is where the stories are.   Big thanks to Jamie for sharing his time and expertise! You can find him and his book here: - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mrjamiedixon/ - https://www.shapingpaths.com/jamie-dixon/ - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B6BG7J92 Jamie's bio: Jamie Dixon is a coach, trainer and author. He has worked with ambitious leaders in over 160 multinational companies over the last decade. He coaches and trains in both English and Mandarin, and is also conversational in Japanese.  He's the author of three books: The Story Habit, Overcome and Get it Done, and Shaping Paths: How to Design and Deliver PRACTICAL Training. Jamie is an IAC accredited coach, a certified Tiny Habits coach, a Marshall Goldsmith Stakeholder Centred Coach, and is also certified in DISC. In his spare time, Jamie enjoys spending time with his wife and kids, reading, meditation, calisthenics, and Yoga.   Find a glossary of over 100 soft skills on our website: https://skilledbydesign.com/skills   Intro/outro music credit: Weero & Mitte

30 Aug 2022 - 33 min
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