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That Test isn't Flaky. It's Broken. - In the era of AI agents, basic software engineering matters more, not less. Will Keleher argues for zero tolerance for intermittently failing…
I recently listened to two books back to back: Trillion Dollar Coach , about Bill Campbell, and Build by Tony Fadell. Campbell mentored Fadell, so I expected overlap. But the…
Twenty years ago this month I started my CS degree. Most of what I learned there has expired. What hasn't is more interesting, and it's mostly not what the syllabus was about.…
Engineering managers are writing more code again. What does that actually mean for the role, and is it something to celebrate or worry about? Several posts and articles published…
- Lead with Context·1 min
In recent weeks, I completed Northwestern University’s Organizational Leadership Specialization on Coursera. While the courses span different topics- storytelling, social…
Ron Wallace started as a UPS driver in rural Idaho in 1966 and retired 36 years later as President of UPS International, running operations in 200+ countries. His book,…
Fun fact about me - I played Rugby Sevens for years, including on a national team. It taught me more about engineering leadership than I expected. Small teams, huge space, high…
A sense of humor is one of the most underestimated leadership skills Following the recommendation in “The Great CEO Within” I listened to “ The One Minute Manager ”. In one of the…
Measuring Engineering Productivity - Measuring engineering productivity is a topic that has been discussed as long as the field of engineering has existed. This post acknowledges…
Over the past few months, I have been constantly reading conversations about how Generative AI will reshape software engineering. On LinkedIn, Twitter, or in closed professional…
Have you noticed how half the posts on LinkedIn these days feel like they were written by an LLM - too many words for too little substance ? Or how product roadmaps suddenly…
- Team Health Check·1 min
Today, I heard Dafna Rosenblum’s (see Dafna’s blog here ) talk on the EMIL (Engineering Manager IL) meetup about “Team Health Check”. It was the first time I heard about the…
Designing Age-Inclusive Products: Guidelines And Best Practices - I have a 91-year-old grandmother who, in the last 10 years, cannot book a doctor's appointment herself as she…
Potential impacts of Large Language Models on Engineering Management - this post is an essential starter for a discussion, and I can think of other impacts. For example - how…