
Staying Close Without Micromanaging: A Tech Leader’s Guide
Most leaders who read “stay technical” hear permission to stay in every decision. There’s a real difference between staying close (informed, credible, able to ask a sharp question in an
I share with you important lessons that come from great leaders and can give us powerful boosts to add the most value to support your leadership journey.

Most leaders who read “stay technical” hear permission to stay in every decision. There’s a real difference between staying close (informed, credible, able to ask a sharp question in an

There is a version of you that your team sees. And there is a version they show you. These are not always the same thing. This is not about dishonesty.

Here is something worth sitting with for a moment. You have a job ladder. Junior, Mid, Senior, Staff Engineer. Probably written a few years ago, maybe updated once or twice

Let me say something that might be uncomfortable. Most leaders in technology are technically brilliant. They can architect complex systems, debug code at 2 AM, and talk about infrastructure trade-offs

Let me say the thing nobody is saying out loud in your sprint retrospectives: a significant portion of your team is neurodivergent. They might not have a diagnosis. They might

Recruitment is often described as both an art and a science—a delicate balance of intuition, data, and strategy. But sometimes, even with the best intentions, things can go awry. I’ve