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How vertical/horizontal organizational distance impacts the quality of information network, decisions, execution and deliveries?
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Open prison theory
An invitation to intellectual humility, scientific curiosity, and collaborative exploration.
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Mapping reliability to accountability
Holding engineering leadership accountable for the reliability of engineering artifacts
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Engineering grading systems
Why engineering maturity models are counter-productive, what are the real questions we should be asking, and how to lead the tech to a better place?
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Best practice
Breaking free from interpretation, time, environment, and exaggeration
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November 2024

Accountable vs Responsible
When to separate accountability from responsibility and why it usually doesn't matter?
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Staff Engineer vs Engineering Manager
When do you need a Staff Engineers? What's the accountability model with or without?
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How can engineer leaders stay technical?
Various ways and actionable tips to keep your technical axe sharp and stay relevant
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Cargo culting
How value dominance, shallow understanding, and imitation hurts software, systems, and organizations
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SLI vs KPI
Is Service Level Indicator (SLI) the same as Key Performance Indicator (KPI)?
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Breaking a role to multiple titles
Why SMEs and specialists should be an exception and generalists the default?
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Architect = UX
Why software architect is a misnomer?
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