20. What Makes a "Good" UX Professional?

<p>What does it take to be successful in the field of user experience? There isn't a single, clear-cut answer, but there are a number of different skills, traits, and perspectives that foster better workplace relationships and strengthen creative problem-solving. Anna Kaley and other fellow NN/g UX Specialists offer their insights on the commonalities that highly effective UX professionals seem share, and how they can enable more human-centered outcomes.</p> <p><strong>In this episode...</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.nngroup.com/people/anna-kaley/" target="_blank">Anna Kaley</a> proposes "6 C's" list of characteristics that enable UX practitioners to succeed in the workplace.</li> <li><a href="https://www.nngroup.com/people/maria-rosala/" target="_blank">Maria Rosala</a> shares some findings from <a href="https://www.nngroup.com/reports/user-experience-careers/" target="_blank">our UX careers research</a>, which prove have some timeless advice, despite frequent changes in the industry.</li> <li><a href="https://www.nngroup.com/people/tanner-kohler/" target="_blank">Tanner Kohler</a> highlights the importance of human-centered research versus feature-focused research in creating human-centered designs.</li> <li><a href="https://www.nngroup.com/people/rachel-krause/" target="_blank">Rachel Krause</a> offers recommendations on how to evolve from being a designer in isolation into a designer with influence.</li> <li><a href="https://www.nngroup.com/people/kim-salazar/" target="_blank">Kim Salazar</a> discusses the necessity to see ambiguity not as something to be feared, but as something to be explored.</li> <li>Finally, a featured clip from <a href="https://www.nngroup.com/ux-certification/benefits/" target="_blank">UX Certified</a> community member, Katherine Joyce which celebrates habits and mindsets to which we all can aspire.</li> </ul>