culture
Retrospectives are not just for Agile teams. They help any group pause, reflect, and improve how they work. This guide shows how regular reflection builds trust, accountability, and a culture of continuous improvement across all types of teams.
leadership
1:1s are meant to be a space for reflection, alignment, and growth. Yet too often they drift into routine updates. This article explores why that happens, how to bring meaning back into the conversation, and what great 1:1s look like when done with intention.
leadership
Team spirit can easily turn into tribalism when leaders unintentionally reward loyalty over collaboration. This article explores how everyday habits like selective praise, casual criticism, and competitive incentives can fracture workplace culture, and what leaders can do to build unity instead.
leadership
Micromanagement doesn’t always look dramatic. It creeps in through constant check-ins, overly detailed instructions, and second-guessing decisions, eroding autonomy, trust, and motivation. What begins as an attempt to manage risk ends up creating bigger risks.
interviews
Most interviews follow a one-way script: the interviewer asks, the candidate answers, and only at the end comes the token “Do you have any questions for us?” This article explores why that approach falls short and how to redesign interviews as meaningful conversations that build trust.
engineering performance
Measuring engineering performance through vanity metrics like velocity creates false progress and weakens trust. This article explores better alternatives: six metrics that reveal flow, quality, resilience, and team health.
leadership
Silos form quietly as teams focus on their own goals. Left unchecked, they slow decisions, erode trust, and fragment customer focus. Breaking silos isn’t about control, but about reconnecting autonomy through shared goals and communication.
Weekly insights to help engineers and tech leaders align teams and technology.