A while back I read an article about design leaders being a visionary, operator, or coach. I didn't make much of it until I started seeing "visionary" in almost all design director job descriptions—which became the inspiration for this article. Looking back at my personal experience and interacting with and learning from leaders in past positions, most leaders are great at one, good at the other, and either don't have the time or the ability for the third. As a leader, your a

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