S4E4 Interview with Mike Heitzke, Lead Product Designer, CarMax Asurion on Management, Design Ops, Mental Health
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Mike Heitzke is a perpetual hobbyist. Competitive powerlifter, three-pedal car enthusiast, tinkerer and watch collector. He served within the logistics space at CarMax as a Lead Product Designer.
In this episode, we talked about:
MIke’s role at CarMaxDesign Operations and managementServing internal partners CarMaxExperience in managing designersThe first failure in leadershipMental HealthLife as a competitive powerlifterFirst design job from Craigslist
Links and Resources:
https://www.designbetter.co/designops-handbook
Org Design for Design Orgs: Building and Managing In-House Design Teams
Daring Greatly
Brian Brown books
5 Love Languages
The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable
The five keys to a successful Google team
https://twitter.com/heitzke
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