Leveraging goal-setting to scale your impact as your team grows

The limits of individual contribution as an engineering leader When your engineering organization grows, the way you lead must evolve. When I managed a few teams, I relied on being close to the work: attending daily stand-ups, reviewing specifications, monitoring alert channels, scheduling post-mortems, and facilitating retrospectives. If something was […]

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Mastering AI Automation: My learnings from a year of experiments & WordPress Testing

How to Build AI-Powered Workflows and Systems In 2025, I’ve read countless LinkedIn posts about how some CTOs have fully transitioned their tech departments to be AI-based, with agents working all night for you to push to production in the morning. I also had numerous conversations with engineering leaders regarding […]

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Code Reviews Are Killing Your Team’s Velocity (Here’s How to Fix It)

A real-life example I recently had the opportunity to dive back into hands-on coding for my teams—something I hadn’t done for several months while focused on other leadership responsibilities. I knocked out a few quick PRs, each taking about an hour to implement and test. Simple fixes, well-tested, ready to […]

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AI for Engineering Leaders: How I Finally Focus on Real Leadership

The tech world buzzed this year with endless discussions about AI transforming software development. Every day, new headlines appeared about developers boosting productivity with GitHub Copilot or debating whether or not AI would replace developers. Yet, in this flood of coverage, I did not see much about how AI can […]

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