Why We Keep Trying: The Art of the Possible in Digital Delivery
From Flow to Realization – Part 2 of 3 This week, across two group video conversations with leaders who have…
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I began writing consistently in December 2021, writing about leadership, technology, and the organizational systems behind performance and change. What started as reflections on team dynamics and operational metrics has grown into a broader examination of how thoughtful leadership drives meaningful outcomes in software engineering and beyond.
Today, these posts cover everything from AI-driven transformation and engineering culture to the human side of building great teams, always grounded in real experience and a commitment to rethinking conventional wisdom.
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Eight Widgets Instead of Five. Did We Actually Get Better?
3 min read From Flow to Realization – Part 1 of 3 Outcomes seem to be getting much more attention…
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AI Graph Engineering Looks Familiar for a Reason
12 min read This morning I came across two different discussions about “graph engineering,” a term that seems to have…
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AI Is Changing Management, Not Reinventing It
6 min read Artificial intelligence is prompting a new wave of predictions about software organizations. AI may reduce the need…
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The Real Intellectual Property of Modern Software
A follow-up to “The AI Didn’t Sign Your IP Agreement” 6 min read DX’s Q2 2026 State of AI Impact…
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Work Has to Move. It Also Has to Matter
Questions Asked Since the Book Launch 7 min read Since the book’s release, many of the same questions have come…
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The AI Didn’t Sign Your IP Agreement
8 min read For C-level leaders and boards pushing organizations toward an AI-first future, especially those exploring how far AI…
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AI Token Spend Is Becoming Product Economics
The leadership question is shifting from who is using AI to ROI and whether AI is improving delivery, margins, and…
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The Flat Org That Still Had Managers
What I learned separating people management from delivery accountability 14 min read A couple of weeks ago, I saw a…
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AI Can Shrink Your Team. It Cannot Shrink the Work
The judgment load on your team did not go down. It just became harder to see. 12 min read A…
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More Code Is Not More Value: Why AI Is an Operating Model Test
What IBM’s CEO study, CircleCI’s delivery data, and DORA’s ROI model reveal about AI, flow, and measurable business value 17…
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The Real Definition of Done
8 min read In software delivery, especially in Agile environments, there is a concept known as the definition of done.…
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AI Is a Multiplier
Why enterprise AI adoption depends on literacy, strong DevOps, guardrails, and a full value stream mindset 7 min read My…
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Software for Humans, Systems for Agents
Why the next AI shift may require deeper system changes than most SaaS companies expect 7 min read A Familiar…
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Staying Was the Hard Move
7 min read I’m at a reflection point in my career. As I consider my next steps and explore new…
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