Technical leadership
Essays on leverage after individual output stops being enough
A 12-part fortnightly series for ICs and managers who want judgment, influence, and systems that get stronger over time.
- Issue 122 July 2026
Individual productivity only gets you so far
The career bottleneck is rarely raw technical skill.
- Issue 228 July 2026
Your technical context is a decision advantage
Bringing engine-room reality into organisational decisions is one of the highest-ROI moves a technical leader can make.
- Issue 316 Aug 2026
Experts see things others don't
Skill acquisition is a change in perception. That changes how you grow, and how you grow others.
- Issue 427 Aug 2026
Motivation is not a dial you can turn
You cannot install motivation in someone else. You can only build the conditions that make it likely, and those conditions are far easier to break than to build.
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