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🌟 The Hidden Work That Gets You Promoted
A framework for making strategic UX skills visible
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Marina Krutchinsky
📈 How to Move from "High-Performing" to "Promotion-Ready"
3 actionable frameworks to start now for a promotion in the next 6-12 months
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Marina Krutchinsky
🚨What Stakeholders Need to Hear (But You're Not Saying)
The missing link between great design and leadership buy-in
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Marina Krutchinsky
🗺️ Designing Your Own UX Career Map
What to do when you've reached a crossroads with no clear direction
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Marina Krutchinsky
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🕵🏻‍♀️ The Unofficial Path to UX Leadership
Why waiting for a promotion might be holding you back (and what to do instead)
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Marina Krutchinsky
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😌 The Art of "Gentle Influence"
5 unexpected ways to win hearts (and design decisions)
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Marina Krutchinsky
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Why Many UX Experts Say Nothing New and How You Can Be Different
The PRISM framework for developing your UX voice
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Marina Krutchinsky
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💪 How to Turn Critical Thinking Into Your Strongest Design Skill
Stop solving what's obvious and find what MATTERS
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Marina Krutchinsky
⏰ How to Hire the Right UXer in 60 Minutes (Without Wasting Anyone’s Time)
A focused, high-signal interview process that respects both sides
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Marina Krutchinsky
🤫 The Silent Career Killer #26
How invisibility stalls your career + a downloadable cheat sheet to start changing that | Unmasking 50 hidden threats to your UX career | part 26 of 50
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Marina Krutchinsky
Quantifying UX Without Quantitative Data
6 ways to quantify UX impact when you don't have access to usage data or analytics
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Marina Krutchinsky
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🤫 The Silent Career Killer #18
The "Over-Documentation" Trap | Unmasking 50 hidden threats to your UX career | part 18 of 50
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Marina Krutchinsky
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