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Many leaders firmly believe that they can squeeze radically more productivity out of their employees with “one weird trick” such as giving inspirational speeches, pressing for “more hustle”, or “inspiring a growth mindset” (the one weird trick du jour is…

There’s no doubt that AI has already improved the productivity of engineering teams, and will only get better in the coming years.

While I love it when my coworkers find ways to be more efficient, I’m starting to see a lot of cases where they are using AI to save their own time, but, unfortunately, end up making more work for others.

In my last blog post, I talked about how to get promoted by building trust, which often happens by advancing company needs.

I’ve heard from lawyers that juries decide cases based on their emotions and only use the detailed courtroom evidence to rationalize their verdict.

Over the years I’ve gone back and forth about the right approach to management and leadership – should you give your team autonomy and trust to develop solutions themselves, or should you give them specific objectives and direct the team in a hands-on way?

AI-First is a company culture where everyone tries using AI to solve every task before trying to solve the problem via other means.1 I’ve got a few problems with the idea of jumping first to AI for everything.2 In 2025, a lot of companies announced they w…

If you happen to be the CEO of a company that makes foundation LLMs, this article may not apply to you.

When managing a growing organization, it can be useful to have certain document templates on hand.

We’ve all gotten emails and LinkedIn requests from recruiters, and sometimes they can feel overwhelming or spammy.