mentorship Mentorship Is a System, Not an Accident Stop waiting for accidental mentorship! Real career growth happens when mentorship is designed with a specific ask and recurring cadence.
craftsmanship Software Craftsmanship Is Not a Job Title Craftsmanship is an identity built on standards that hold under pressure: a minimum acceptable level of quality, the discipline to automate, and the willingness to say no to people who can fire you.
agile Technical Debt Is a Chronic Condition, Not a Single Decision Technical debt isn't a one-time choice; it’s a *continual* trade-off between quality and speed. Recognizing this as a chronic condition, not an acute problem, changes how we approach it entirely.
culture The Look-at-Me Tax: Why Self-Promotion Carries a Cost Self-promotion earns visibility, but it comes with a "look-at-me tax"—a discount listeners apply when you tout your own accomplishments. Learn how to build a stronger reputation by supporting others instead.
career-development Building Career Wealth in IT: The Time-Horizon Model Stop thinking of your IT career as just a paycheck. Treat it like wealth accumulation – consistent effort & smart choices compound over time, leading to opportunities you can't see today.
AI-adoption AI Readiness Is Mostly a Psychology Problem AI transformation often starts with technology, but the real challenge lies in shifting how people view AI – it’s mostly a psychology problem. Learn how to embrace AI as a capable collaborator, not an infallible oracle.
career-development Career Capital in the Agentic Era AI is rapidly changing what constitutes career capital. Focus on skills like contextual judgment and problem framing—the areas where human expertise remains irreplaceable.
learning-culture ImprovingU: What It Looks Like to Institutionalize Learning Many companies *talk* about valuing learning, but few truly institutionalize it. Discover how building "ImprovingU" transformed a company's learning culture by embedding it into the operating system.
corporate-currency Social Capital in the Age of Autonomous Agents Trust in AI, like human relationships, is earned incrementally. This post explores how applying a framework for organizational trust—originally designed for human teams—can guide the safe and effective adoption of autonomous agents.
culture Commitment Accounting: Promises Are Checks You Have to Cover Don't bounce a check. A commitment is a promise you’ve made, and missing it creates ripple effects that damage your credibility.
developer-effectiveness The Five Habits That Actually Make Developers Effective Technical skill isn’t everything. Effective developers share a pattern of habits—Passion, Simplicity, Relationships, Balance & Team—that drive consistent delivery and growth.
efficiency Automation Is a Professional Obligation, Not an Optimization Automation isn't an optimization—it’s a professional standard. Manual processes become ingrained, creating bottlenecks & dependencies; automating is the baseline, not an extra step.
culture Corporate Currency: The Hidden Social Economy of Organizations Every organization runs an unwritten social economy where attention is priced and trust is the reserve asset. Corporate Currency is the operator's manual: three ways to earn, two ways to spend, and one mistake that costs more than all the rest.
People & Culture Rewriting a Talk the Day Before: AWESOME A last-minute tech update meant a complete rewrite of my upcoming talk – and it turned out awesome! Learn how embracing change can lead to a truly great presentation.
People & Culture Books Every Developer Should Read Level up your coding game! Here's a curated list of essential books for developers, from clean code to legacy systems and beyond.
People & Culture Building Technical Wealth — Dave Ramsey Style Tackle technical debt like Dave Ramsey tackles financial debt! Learn how to build "technical wealth" by stopping new debt and strategically addressing existing issues.
People & Culture Book Review: Being Geek Calling all IT pros! *Being Geek* by O'Reilly is an awesome, easy-to-understand handbook for navigating the career side of being a professional geek.