First thing is to be a great individual contributor. People want to be managed by people who are better than them. Next, work on people skill and collaboration; it's important that people can trust you (not like you). Finally, always be clear to your manager that you want to work towards that so they set you on a path of success.
Awesome list!
Based on this list, what are your tips to make the transition to management?
Should one just work on his networking and critical thinking or there is something different for the actual process of moving up?
First thing is to be a great individual contributor. People want to be managed by people who are better than them. Next, work on people skill and collaboration; it's important that people can trust you (not like you). Finally, always be clear to your manager that you want to work towards that so they set you on a path of success.
Clear list to help designers identify their IC vs Management skills if they're ready to level up👌
Yes agreed, thank you for sharing, Ermi!