The Clock Is Already Running
When does your organization actually feel the loss of someone important? Not on the day they leave. And usually not in the first month either. Often not until three to…
scaling people
Innovation Dies in Silence
There’s a persistent myth in tech:
The Bus Factor: How Many People Can You Afford to Lose?
The bus factor is a simple yet powerful way to think about execution risk in engineering organizations. It refers to the number of people who would need to suddenly disappear…
Leading With Clarity
In one of my first jobs as a software architect, many years ago, my team had to deploy a big update to a banking system. I had been working overtime…