The Engineering Manager

My Path to CTO, Part II

Getting the timing right

Nov 30 • 

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My Path to CTO, Part I

Learning the trade.

Nov 26 • 

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Invert, always invert

Sage advice from Charlie Munger will help you in your planning, estimation and delivery.

Nov 23 • 

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Join my new subscriber chat

A private space for us to converse and connect

Nov 16 • 

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October 2025

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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