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Who This Blog Is For
This blog is written primarily for IT team leads and managers — especially those who are newer to the role, somewhere in the middle of figuring it out, or just trying to lead better than they were led.
That said, most of what gets covered here is relevant well beyond IT. If you work in operations, engineering, or any technical field where you’re responsible for people, process, or decisions you’ll find something useful.
You don’t need to be a Senior Director or a VP to get value here. You just need to give a damn about doing this job well.
What You’ll Find Here
This isn’t a blog about the hottest tools or the latest industry trends for their own sake. It’s about what actually happens when you’re leading a team, managing technology decisions, navigating risk, and trying to grow often at the same time.
Expect posts on:
- Leadership in practice — 1:1s, difficult conversations, building trust, managing up
- Technology decisions — how to evaluate tools, adopt AI without chaos, and avoid shiny object syndrome
- Governance and risk — compliance, change management, and protecting your team from problems before they happen
- Career growth — moving from individual contributor to leader, building credibility, and finding your footing
- Honest lessons learned — what went wrong, what I’d do differently, and what actually worked
New Here? Start With These
If you’re just getting oriented, these posts are a good first stop:
Moving Fast with AI — But Not Too Fast — A framework for thinking about AI adoption before your team learns the hard way. Good for any tech leader dealing with pressure to “just use AI.”
More posts coming so check back or subscribe below to get them when they’re published.
A Note on How This Blog Works
Posts here are written from real experience over 20 years working in technology, from hands-on technical work up through leadership. I don’t write to be comprehensive. I write to be useful.
I also use an AI writing collaborator (Sophia) to help shape and polish ideas. The experiences, opinions, and hard-earned lessons are mine. The help is real and I don’t hide it.
If something resonates, leave a comment or reach out. The best conversations I’ve had have started with someone saying “that happened to me too.”
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