Coaching and Thought Partnership for UX Leaders

Do any of these sound like you?

  • You received negative feedback in a performance review, especially being told that you are not focusing enough on the business’s needs, or that you aren’t strategic

  • You are frustrated by people you need to work with to make necessary changes to improve the customer experience

  • You feel alone and isolated, without someone to help you think through decisions

  • You are overwhelmed by firedrills and find yourself being reactive, rather than proactive

  • You are overworked and exhausted, and can’t seem to find time for yourself

  • You have employees who need too much handholding, so you find yourself micromanaging rather than working on strategic work and managing up effectively

You’re not alone! I help design leaders find a way to overcome these obstacles and navigate challenges while amplifying leadership influence and impact. I’ve helped UX Leaders like you to confidently take actions that transform their organizations into effective, design-driven places that consistently deliver great customer experiences. 

Working with them has resulted in:

  • Clarity on what and where to focus, helping them delegate and delay non-critical activities, freeing up time and mental energy 
  • Being able to recognize and treat, or prevent, behaviors that delay action - so their team can make continuous forward progress 
  • Greater executive presence and ability to communicate impact with confidence and poise 
 

About Your Coach 

Wendy Castleman is an experienced coach, UX leader and consultant who is dedicated to helping UX executives who are trying to improve the influence of design to achieve organizational transformations.  She does this by applying her deep knowledge of UX, facilitative leadership, design thinking and transformational change.  She has trained and coached thousands of product designers, design researchers, and design leaders.  

Wendy has a Ph.D. in Cognitive and Perceptual Psychology from the University of Texas at Austin, and has worked with UX leaders at Lucent, Motorola, Intuit, Wells Fargo, JP Morgan Chase, PayPal, and many other organizations. She is a trained coach and holds the Quantum Coaching Certificate from the International Coaching Federation.

Her coaching clients have realized gains in all areas of their personal and work worlds, including organization, accountability, focus, communication skills, facilitative leadership skills, and influence. 

 
 
Want to explore whether we’re meant to work with each other?
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Want to explore whether we’re meant to work with each other?
Book your 30-minute exploration session.

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