Engineering Leadership Insights
Deep dives into team psychology, data-driven management, and the science of high-performing engineering organizations.
The Toxic Genius: When Brilliant Engineers Destroy Team Dynamics
A staff engineer with 10x output cost his company $2M in lost productivity. Nobody saw it coming—until it was too late.
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The Silent Architect: Why Your Best Engineers Go Unheard
A principal architect designed the entire clearing system but stopped speaking in meetings. Critical flaws weren't caught until staging.
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The Echo Chamber Effect: When Everyone Agrees (And Everyone's Wrong)
A team hired exclusively from the same bootcamp. They shipped fast but couldn't solve a single complex memory leak for three months.
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The Gridlocked Squad: High Skill, Zero Velocity
Five senior developers, all perfectionists. They spent weeks debating edge cases instead of shipping the MVP.
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The Overwhelmed Delegate: When Great ICs Become Micromanaging Leads
A high-velocity SaaS team built 12 features in 4 months. Only one was used by customers. Burnout followed.
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