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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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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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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Agile Isn’t Dead and AI Isn’t Killing It Either
AI Is Rebundling Roles, Shrinking Some Teams, and Raising the Bar for Responsible Delivery 9 min read My first article…
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AI Fluent, Fundamentally Lost
The Dual Bar for Hiring in 2026 4 min read Last week, Gene Kim and Steve Yegge published a piece…
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When AI Isn’t Enough
Why Fundamentals Still Matter in an AI-Shaped Engineering World 6 min read In the past year, I’ve noticed a shift…
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When the System Fits, the Product Operating Model Works
9 min read In every conversation about product delivery, team structures, and operating models, one pattern always stands out: there…
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Why Value Stream Management and the Product Operating Model Matter (and What Comes Next)
6 min read I had the opportunity to revisit my January article and refine its key points for a recent…
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The Price of Alignment
How Well-Intentioned Integration Can Undermine Modern Architecture and Team Autonomy 11 min read Having been part of numerous acquisitions and…
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Beyond the Beyond Delivery: AI Across the Value Stream
A follow up article and reflection on how AI amplifies the systems it enters, and why clarity in measurement and…
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