What it's like to lead a team of designers

 Leadership is often regarded as one of the most challenging skills to learn. What isn't told is what comes after you learn leadership, both the good and the bad. Like most things there are high points and low point and I would like to give some insight into which is which. On the good side there is the feeling of when you watch one of your team members succeed on something that they've been trying to do or learn for a while as well as the overwhelming feeling when you actually see your team working as one to complete projects. The bad side isn't quite as simple, a major part of my job is helping my team through hard spots and making sure that each member of the team is kept with a sufficient load but not too much. The issue comes when you need to pick up a bit of the slack to continue to get projects done. This job has alone caused me the most stress that I have ever felt in my life but at the same time it has been one of my greatest accomplishments.