Innovation Dies in Silence
You don’t build safety in offsites. You build it in how you respond when someone messes up or disagrees.
What Color Is Your Tuesday
Open your calendar and look at the next week without reading any titles. Just look at the colors. If you can't immediately tell which days will drain you and which ones have space to think, your calendar isn't working for you.
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The Bus Factor: How Many People Can You Afford to Lose?
The bus factor is a simple yet powerful way to think about execution risk in engineering organizations. It refers to the number of people who would need to suddenly disappear before a project stalls because the remaining team lacks the knowledge or capability to continue. That disappearance could be someone quitting, getting hit by a bus, taking extended leave, or simply being pulled onto another priority.
One-Way vs Two-Way Doors
Not every decision deserves a meeting. But try telling that to some organizations, where even choosing a linting rule somehow requires stakeholder alignment and a follow-up meeting.
MCP for the REST of Us
If you've been anywhere near AI tooling lately, you've probably heard about MCPs. Let me break down what MCP actually is, why it exists, and how it differs from the RESTful paradigm we've all grown comfortable with.
Put Your "But" on the Table
You spend hours on your presentation. You rehearse in the shower. You nail the delivery. Then Greg from finance raises his hand: "Yeah, but what about X?" Dammit, Greg. Here's how to Greg-proof your next pitch.