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Published essays on operating models, agile delivery, governance, and the practical realities of AI inside enterprises.
Featured Essays
AI Is Redefining Mid-Level Leadership by Default
The activity layer got absorbed, but the judgment layer didn't. Why organizations are missing the shift.
The Sterile Vibe: What Happens When AI Does 100% of the Work
AI agents can execute a delivery playbook, but they can't simulate years of production scars. That gap is the difference between a functional product and a successful one.
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AI Is Redefining Mid-Level Leadership by Default
The activity layer got absorbed, but the judgment layer didn't. Why organizations are missing the shift.
The Sterile Vibe: What Happens When AI Does 100% of the Work
AI agents can execute a delivery playbook, but they can't simulate years of production scars. That gap is the difference between a functional product and a successful one.
Why Good Leaders Pick Bad Metrics
Campbell's Law, token consumption, and the habit that breaks every measurement system.
Unlocking the Real ROI of AI: How to Turn Faster Coding into Faster Delivery
AI is making development faster, but governance bottlenecks keep that speed from reaching customers.
How to Build a Learning Climate for the AI Era
As AI accelerates output, the apprenticeship gap widens. Five tactical moves to protect your team's judgment and prevent a productivity plateau.
Your AI Tools Opted In for You
The shift from opt-in to opt-out has already happened. Agents are running in your tools right now.
The Coordination Trap: Why AI Updates Aren't the Same as Shared Understanding
AI agents are removing the friction where human judgment used to be required. How to avoid the coordination debt they leave behind.
AI Is Killing Some Versions of Agile, Not Agile Itself
AI is reshaping the conditions Agile was built for, but the core discipline of managing uncertainty and learning still holds.
Agentic AI Will Make Delivery Harder To Read Before It Makes It Easier To Govern
Workflow legibility, the ability to reconstruct how work moved, is weakening in most delivery organizations right now.
Your Team Is Getting More Done. Your Organization Is Losing the Thread
What leaders can design for before AI-first behavior erodes the shared understanding their organizations depend on.
Ask Better Questions: How Agile Leaders Move Decisions Closer to the Work
Leaders unlock teams by asking intentional questions instead of solving problems for them, moving decisions to where the work actually happens.