The Engineering Manager

Councils of agents

Group thinking with LLMs.

Oct 30 • 

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September 2025

The beauty of constraints

Having less choice often creates more opportunity.

Sep 30 • 

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August 2025

Going direct

The org chart does not control the flow of communication. In fact, you're faster if you ignore it entirely.

Aug 30 • 

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July 2025

Leadership co-processing with LLMs

With a bit of creativity, you've got an amazing assistant.

Jul 31 • 

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June 2025

New advice for aspiring managers

Yes, it's different. But we still need you.

Jun 30 • 

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May 2025

A bag of worries

Tackling overwhelm with LLMs.

May 31 • 

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April 2025

A weekly mind meld

Writing to your team every week is a great way of building trust, calling out what's importantly, and letting people get to know you better.

Apr 29 • 

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March 2025

LLMs: an operator's view

These things are a key part of your tooling strategy now.

Mar 30 • 

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February 2025

Should managers still code?

Ah, the eternal question, straight from the mailbag.

Feb 28 • 

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January 2025

Gather, decide, execute

Reflecting on my daily system.

Jan 31 • 

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December 2024

2024: the year in review

Efficiency, optimism, and not getting left behind.

Dec 29, 2024 • 

James Stanier

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November 2024

Being in the details

It's more important than ever to be in the details of what's going on in your organization. Are you?

Nov 30, 2024 • 

James Stanier

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