Don't Team for the Plan
Leadership builds a strategy, then squints at the roster. "You're adaptable, right?" That's how heal-specced paladins end up tanking. And why AI won't save a misaligned team.
Management
We Shipped a Fix for the Wrong Bug
Nobody ever asked for a tool that writes their code. Engineers filed a thousand tickets about bad requirements, unclear direction, and endless meetings. We closed them all as WONTFIX and shipped an AI that codes instead.
The Managerial Immune System: How Leadership Protects Itself 🧬🔥
Managers are protected by a “managerial immune system” — ICs are judged on measurable output while managers are judged on vibes. If we want better leadership, we need real expectations, real metrics, and real consequences.
🧠The Uneven Tracks of Engineering Careers
ICs must prove they can do the job before they’re promoted. Managers are promoted first, then given years to prove they can do the job. Until both tracks are held to the same standard of readiness and accountability, engineering culture will remain uneven.
People, Not Resources ❤️ A Valentine’s Reminder for Managers
This Valentine’s Day, show your team some real love—by never calling them “resources” again. People want to feel seen, valued, and supported. Not allocated like office supplies. 💝
The Many Faces of Power: A Field Guide to Leaders Who Rise, Rule, and Ruin
Watching today’s world stage made me reflect on the leaders I’ve worked with up close. Not emperors or generals, but executives, managers, and founders. Different scale, same patterns. This is a field guide to leadership archetypes that rise in uncertainty and what they quietly cost us.
Undermined from the Inside: A Cautionary Tale of Organizational Dysfunction
Undermining doesn’t always look like sabotage. Sometimes it’s a private thread. Sometimes it’s a well-meaning idea dropped into a pull request. But when roles get blurred and decisions bypass the people doing the work, dysfunction takes root.