Goodbye toilA lot of my work lands in the difficult middle: production issues in code I didn't write, upgrades that have been avoided for years, legacy systems that nobody fully understands. That's not unusual. MJun 17, 2026·7 min read
Engineer Growth seriesIt’s been quiet over here, but I have been thinking and writing. My focus has been on the engineer growth experience and how we, as leaders, managers and coaches, can best engage and enhance how the engineers we work with can thrive as they move thou...Mar 15, 2025·1 min read
Engineer growth paths are criticalGive me a minute to tell you why engineer growth is so importantOct 29, 2024·3 min read
Tech Leads in 2024: Navigating the Evolving LandscapeMy previous post looked at how software delivery has changed in the last ten years. Here we focus in on what that means for Tech Leads and how the job we need to do has altered and developed. Architecture New cloud technology has been empowering. The...Apr 24, 2024·5 min read
Technical Leadership and Delivery: a 10 year reviewA little over ten years ago I was a Tech Lead and a consultant Software Engineer. I published the first version of the Well Rounded Tech-lead I grew, and so did the tech industry. Engineering Managers became a thing, and so did Staff Engineers. Produ...Apr 16, 2024·5 min read
Best before end: Your Software has a shelf life.Ever got caught up with a full fridge, picking through the items, looking for what’s in-date and what needs slinging? Everything has a shelf life, even software. Continuous delivery of value is hard in the long term. Swift at the start, change often ...Sep 26, 2023·3 min read
