Sara Culver

Jan 24, 2024 | figma.com | Aaron Britt |Amber Bravo |Suzanne LaBarre |Sara Culver

As a people manager, you have the power to set the tone for your team and create the right conditions for success. In this three-part series, we'll focus on the unique challenges (and opportunities!) people managers face today, and provide tips and tricks on how to solve them. For this installment, we’ll look at some simple tactics and tools to organize and motivate teams.

Mar 22, 2023 | figma.com | Sara Culver

When I joined Figma as a design manager in 2021, I wanted to get a better sense for what made a designer successful at the company. I would be hiring soon, and I wanted to set my future team up for success. Everyone seemed to agree: It was all about craft. The problem was, we didn’t all agree on what “craft” meant. Was it about great visual design skills? Amazing prototyping capability? Designers with specialized skills like motion design?