Dumping work and never abandoning tasks or responsibilities without proper handoff and support negatively impacts team efficiency, overall user experience, and project costs.

Competitive environment: We want our best designers to mentor other designers, not shut them down. Delivering work should never feel like a competition; we’re all on the same team.

Goals based solely on company performance: Each team member needs specific, actionable goals that improve their skills, which indirectly and most often directly relate to our business goals.

No growth opportunities: Each designer is unique, and so is their career growth. The more you push them into a mold, the less likely they are to feel motivated about growth.

There are no salary audits. Times change, and so does salary. Ensuring your team understands how much the company values their time and efforts is important.

Always “The Intern,” as your team grows, you need to provide them with new opportunities to continue expanding their skills and not allow them to get stuck in their ways.