VP Eng | ILM Executive Coach | Neurodivergent | Chief Racoon Officer
- programming
- personal-development
- management
- books
- hiring
- leadership
- new-manager
- one-to-ones
- spicy
- training
- productivity
- remote-work
- self-care
- diversity
- advent
- fun
- coaching
- haiku
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programming
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June 02, 2026
A Spicy Tech Poem About Why We Can't Be Trusted With Microservices -
May 29, 2026
Why AI Doesn't Mean Engineering Managers Should Go Back to Coding -
March 16, 2026
The Anthropic Report Doesn't Say What You Think It Does -
March 15, 2026
Haiku: I Don't Read the Code -
March 03, 2026
Giving AI Agents to Non-Engineers Is a Mistake -
August 30, 2016
S.O.L.I.D For Human Beings
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personal-development
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April 29, 2026
Running a Small Business — The Emotional Rollercoaster Nobody Warns You About -
March 30, 2026
Why Kindness is a Leadership Strategy, Not a Weakness -
March 15, 2026
Haiku: I Don't Read the Code -
March 14, 2026
Why Getting Another Qualification Won't Fix a Broken Workplace -
March 03, 2026
Giving AI Agents to Non-Engineers Is a Mistake -
September 20, 2024
Imposter Syndrome in Tech — It's Being Done To You, Not By You -
April 08, 2023
Burnout at Work: Why Holidays Don't Fix It and What Actually Does -
January 30, 2023
Continuous, Inescapeable Failure. -
June 27, 2022
Go Time vs Go Slow Time -
May 14, 2022
Radical Candor in Engineering Teams — How to Give Feedback That Actually Helps -
April 14, 2021
Self-Sponsorship in Tech: How to Advocate for Yourself at Work -
January 14, 2019
Tips for Learning to Touch Type -
September 08, 2016
Imposter Syndrome as a Developer — You're Not Alone and It's Not You
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management
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May 29, 2026
Why AI Doesn't Mean Engineering Managers Should Go Back to Coding -
May 27, 2026
Haiku: The EM Who Went Full IC -
February 11, 2026
Haiku: Five Devs, Five Projects -
June 09, 2025
How to Run Better One-to-Ones as an Engineering Manager -
December 02, 2024
The Advent of Bad Management -
November 21, 2024
You're so great with people -
November 19, 2024
Your architecture problem is a people problem. -
October 10, 2024
Why Cutting Engineering Managers is Killing Your Engineering Teams -
August 15, 2023
Launch Alert! ‘Holy Shit I'm A Manager!™’ is now live! -
June 27, 2022
Go Time vs Go Slow Time -
June 07, 2022
The Engineering Manager's Guide to Effective One-to-Ones -
June 06, 2022
Building Trust in One-to-Ones: The BRAVING Framework for Managers -
February 13, 2022
Managers Are Technical -
June 11, 2021
Compassionate Hiring Checklist -
April 27, 2021
Other companies tech hiring processes are costing YOU talent -
April 13, 2021
5 Things I Learned from Humble Inquiry by Edgar Schein
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books
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July 09, 2021
My Favourite Questions -
April 26, 2021
7 Nuggets from 'The Better Allies Approach to Hiring' Book -
April 13, 2021
5 Things I Learned from Humble Inquiry by Edgar Schein
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hiring
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May 03, 2026
AI Hiring Tools Are the Biggest Threat to Diversity in Tech -
April 29, 2026
Haiku: Groundbreaking Interview Tip -
February 04, 2026
Timed LeetCode Interviews Are Incredible -
May 10, 2023
Share Your Salary Ranges 2 - Salary Deflation -
May 10, 2023
Share Your Salary Ranges 1 - Negotiation Bias -
July 01, 2021
Will I Belong Here? -
June 11, 2021
Compassionate Hiring Checklist -
May 13, 2021
Pairing Isn't Staring: Five Perils of Pairing In Interviews -
April 27, 2021
Other companies tech hiring processes are costing YOU talent -
April 26, 2021
7 Nuggets from 'The Better Allies Approach to Hiring' Book
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leadership
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April 14, 2026
The AI Employee Advert Feminising Servitude — And Why It Matters -
April 07, 2026
Why 996 Work Culture Kills Productivity — And What the Research Says -
March 30, 2026
Why Kindness is a Leadership Strategy, Not a Weakness -
March 28, 2026
The AI Trend That Should Concern Every Woman in Tech -
March 16, 2026
The Anthropic Report Doesn't Say What You Think It Does -
January 06, 2026
Why Rest is a Leadership Skill, Not a Luxury -
September 05, 2025
Devs Who Use AI Are Rated 9% Less Competent -
March 07, 2024
What Does a Non-Coding Engineering Manager Actually Do? -
February 10, 2024
The Importance of Creative Rest -
February 01, 2024
LGBTQ+ inclusion and profitability report -
January 30, 2024
Atlassian Remote Work Report -
October 16, 2023
Energy Eggs -
September 22, 2023
Remote Work is Safer Work -
September 01, 2023
What are you saying no to? -
August 15, 2023
Launch Alert! ‘Holy Shit I'm A Manager!™’ is now live! -
April 01, 2023
Introverted Leaders -
July 09, 2021
My Favourite Questions
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new-manager
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May 29, 2026
Why AI Doesn't Mean Engineering Managers Should Go Back to Coding -
May 27, 2026
Haiku: The EM Who Went Full IC -
November 21, 2024
You're so great with people -
March 07, 2024
What Does a Non-Coding Engineering Manager Actually Do? -
August 15, 2023
Launch Alert! ‘Holy Shit I'm A Manager!™’ is now live! -
June 07, 2022
The Engineering Manager's Guide to Effective One-to-Ones -
June 06, 2022
Building Trust in One-to-Ones: The BRAVING Framework for Managers -
February 13, 2022
Managers Are Technical
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one-to-ones
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spicy
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June 02, 2026
A Spicy Tech Poem About Why We Can't Be Trusted With Microservices -
May 29, 2026
Why AI Doesn't Mean Engineering Managers Should Go Back to Coding -
May 13, 2026
Haiku: Another Reorg -
May 03, 2026
AI Hiring Tools Are the Biggest Threat to Diversity in Tech -
April 07, 2026
Why 996 Work Culture Kills Productivity — And What the Research Says -
March 28, 2026
The AI Trend That Should Concern Every Woman in Tech -
March 16, 2026
The Anthropic Report Doesn't Say What You Think It Does -
March 03, 2026
Giving AI Agents to Non-Engineers Is a Mistake -
February 04, 2026
Timed LeetCode Interviews Are Incredible -
September 05, 2025
Devs Who Use AI Are Rated 9% Less Competent -
November 19, 2024
Your architecture problem is a people problem. -
October 10, 2024
Why Cutting Engineering Managers is Killing Your Engineering Teams -
March 07, 2024
What Does a Non-Coding Engineering Manager Actually Do? -
May 10, 2023
Share Your Salary Ranges 2 - Salary Deflation -
May 10, 2023
Share Your Salary Ranges 1 - Negotiation Bias
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training
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August 15, 2023
Launch Alert! ‘Holy Shit I'm A Manager!™’ is now live!
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productivity
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October 16, 2023
Energy Eggs -
September 01, 2023
What are you saying no to?
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remote-work
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January 30, 2024
Atlassian Remote Work Report -
October 19, 2023
The Unexpected Struggle to Slow Down -
October 16, 2023
Energy Eggs -
September 22, 2023
Remote Work is Safer Work
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self-care
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April 07, 2026
Why 996 Work Culture Kills Productivity — And What the Research Says -
January 06, 2026
Why Rest is a Leadership Skill, Not a Luxury -
February 10, 2024
The Importance of Creative Rest -
October 19, 2023
The Unexpected Struggle to Slow Down
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diversity
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May 03, 2026
AI Hiring Tools Are the Biggest Threat to Diversity in Tech -
April 14, 2026
The AI Employee Advert Feminising Servitude — And Why It Matters -
March 28, 2026
The AI Trend That Should Concern Every Woman in Tech -
March 14, 2026
Why Getting Another Qualification Won't Fix a Broken Workplace -
September 05, 2025
Devs Who Use AI Are Rated 9% Less Competent -
February 01, 2024
LGBTQ+ inclusion and profitability report
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advent
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December 02, 2024
The Advent of Bad Management
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fun
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June 02, 2026
A Spicy Tech Poem About Why We Can't Be Trusted With Microservices -
May 27, 2026
Haiku: The EM Who Went Full IC -
May 13, 2026
Haiku: Another Reorg -
April 29, 2026
Running a Small Business — The Emotional Rollercoaster Nobody Warns You About -
April 29, 2026
Haiku: Groundbreaking Interview Tip -
March 15, 2026
Haiku: I Don't Read the Code -
February 11, 2026
Haiku: Five Devs, Five Projects -
December 02, 2024
The Advent of Bad Management
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coaching
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April 29, 2026
Running a Small Business — The Emotional Rollercoaster Nobody Warns You About -
February 27, 2025
What is Coaching? A No-Bullshit Guide for Folks in Tech
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haiku
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May 27, 2026
Haiku: The EM Who Went Full IC -
May 13, 2026
Haiku: Another Reorg -
April 29, 2026
Haiku: Groundbreaking Interview Tip -
March 15, 2026
Haiku: I Don't Read the Code -
February 11, 2026
Haiku: Five Devs, Five Projects
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