Empathy Meets Innovation: Leadership in the Age of AI
The Rise of Empathetic Leadership in the Age of AI Last week, I shared a quick LinkedIn post about how leaders don’t need to have all the answers. One comment stood out to me—it suggested that instead of answering every question, leaders could point their teams toward using AI to find solutions. That idea stuck […]
From Willpower to Systems: Transforming Leadership for Sustainable Success
From Willpower to Systems: Transforming Leadership for Sustainable Success As a leader, do you ever feel like you’re carrying the weight of the world on your shoulders? Have you seen Disney’s Encanto? (If not, you really should—it’s a great movie with awesome music!). Many leaders, both new and veteran, can feel like Luisa, carrying the […]
Pattern Breaking 2.0
Introduction I was reading an old article of mine and one theme came up that has stood the test of time: the power of breaking patterns. Whether it’s in personal growth or professional development, the ability to step out of habitual ways of thinking and doing can lead to significant breakthroughs. If you think about […]
The Leadership Debug Process
Ever had one of those moments where your team is stuck in an endless loop, like a piece of code that keeps running but doesn’t accomplish anything? Last week, I watched a senior engineering leader spend three hours in a meeting that felt exactly like debugging a recursive function gone wrong – it kept circling […]
Leadership Lessons from Losing 100 lbs
Some folks know this, some don’t. But from November 2019 to November 2020 I achieved a milestone that transformed not just my health, but my perspective on leadership. I lost 100 pounds in exactly one year. My journey literally started one particular day when I walked up the flight of stairs in our house and […]
Building Your Leadership Stack: A Technical Leader’s Guide to 2025
I’ve been thinking a lot about how we grow as leaders, especially those of us who started in technical roles. After spending over 20 years moving from hardware and software engineering to leading teams and coaching leaders, I’ve noticed some interesting patterns. We often talk about tech stacks in our development work. You know – […]