The Hidden Weight of Leadership
Leadership isn’t heavy because of authority. It’s heavy because of responsibility, and the invisible pressure that comes with it.
Essays
Longer rants and real talk about leadership, tech, and the systems that keep failing the people inside them.
Your Company Does Not Need a Resolution. It Needs a Reckoning.
Your company does not need better intentions. It needs to stop protecting broken systems. This is not a resolution. It is a reckoning.
If You Track Hours Instead of Outcomes, You’ve Already Lost
If your leadership strategy is counting hours, you don’t have a productivity problem. You have a courage problem.
From Firefighter to Force Multiplier: The Real Job of a Tech Lead
Most tech leads think their job is to fight fires. In reality, their real value is building systems that prevent fires in the first place.
This Is Not Another Leadership Podcast
Lead Don’t Ctrl exists because control-based leadership is quietly burning out tech teams.
Episode 0 sets the foundation, why this podcast exists, who it’s for, and why clarity beats micromanagement every time.