July 2025

Clarity in the Room Starts With Clarity in You
Most people walk into technical conversations unclear on their role.
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Not All Discomfort Is Growth
There’s a lie we’ve normalized in engineering orgs:
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How to Become a Translator Without Faking Technical Chops
You don’t need to write code to earn engineering trust.
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You Can’t Ship What You Can’t Say Clearly
Most engineering orgs still treat communication as hygiene, not infrastructure.
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Scaling Work Starts with Making It Legible
You’ve seen the quote:
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June 2025

Interfaces, Not Meetings, Define Collaboration
Collaboration doesn’t break under pressure.
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The Difference Between Status Fluency and Systems Fluency
Some engineering managers debug their way into trust.
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🧭 What Game Are You Playing? Why Performance Reviews Fall Flat Without This One Conversation
Most performance reviews feel like a chore because they’re trying to measure everyone with the same ruler—without asking what each person is actually…
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The Natural Org Chart
There were no job titles at my kid’s birthday party.
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“Work Culture” Is Just a Dress Code for Loyalty
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May 2025

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