The Manager Path appears at Level 3. At this level, someone interested in people management may take on a direct report, most likely someone at Level 1 who is new to the team. As managers grow, they take on more people. By Level 5, they become a Design Director or VP of Design, and may have other managers they are now managing. Managers continue to keep their hand in creative work, appropriate to their level on the team, though they cannot be expected to devote as much time to it, given their management responsibilities. Their skills and professional development evolve pretty much the same as
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