The first principle from the list of leadership principles I think I have exhibited before is “having backbone: disagree and commit”. I think this because I can recall multiple points in my life when I was designing for someone one else and had to tell them no. The first example that comes to mind is when my friend who is not into design asked me to do a logo for his landscaping business. He wanted me to add a bunch of unnecessary extras to his logo and I had to tell him he didn’t know what he wanted and that it would look awful. The second principle I think I have exhibited is “deliver results”. There are times in school when I had a design project due and I wanted to keep making small changes but ultimately had to step away and accept it for what is was just so I actually had something to turn in. The last principle I think I have exhibited is “Learn and be Curious”. I think in any project I work on I’m always open to learning or figuring out a new way to do things. Lastly I think the hardest principle to implement is “Insist on the Highest Standards”. I think this relates back to “deliver results” because it can be hard to know when you need to stop changing things. Perfect is the enemy of good.
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