16
Sep
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[Book][7.1]Why Constraint Creates Better Outcomes Than Unlimited Freedom
6 min read
discipline
15
Sep
Constraints Are Not Chains
In many organisations, the word constraint carries a negative connotation. Leaders speak about removing constraints, breaking free from them, or working around them. Yet in reality, constraints often create the very conditions for excellence.
4 min read
12
Sep
The Lost Art of Slicing or Why Teams Forgot How to Deliver Incrementally
Somewhere between “strategic alignment” and “modular design”, both product and platform teams quietly reintroduced the worst parts of waterfall. Here is why that matters, and how systems thinking can help.
5 min read
09
Sep
![[Book][6.3]Practical Ways to Protect and Sustain Curiosity Inside Organisations](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f8/3b/f83b8b27-3caf-490c-bb24-104279dddcc9/content/images/size/w750/2025/09/light.png)
[Book][6.3]Practical Ways to Protect and Sustain Curiosity Inside Organisations
6 min read
09
Sep
An Ode to Anti-Heroes
"We do not need more heroes. We need systems that work even when no one is watching."
3 min read
08
Sep
The Cost of Misaligned Ownership
A familiar scenario plays out across many technology organisations: Product defines what, Engineering struggles with how, Business demands why. Everyone
4 min read
01
Sep
The Enemy Within
The gravest harm often does not come from outside enemies but from within the very systems meant to protect us
3 min read
29
Aug
TTM Is a Trap: Why Predictability Matters More Than Speed in Platform Work
Platform teams often celebrate Time to Market Acceleration (TTMA) as a clear indicator of success. "We cut delivery times in half" sounds compelling. And I admit, I have fallen into this trap myself. But this measurement hides a dangerous assumption.
4 min read
25
Aug
Engineering in Title, Not in Heart: Why IT Keeps Falling for Shortcuts
In today’s technology world, the word engineer often appears as a title, but rarely as a lived discipline. Software engineers, DevOps engineers, data engineers, all these labels abound, yet the true essence of engineering often remains absent.
3 min read
18
Aug
The Great Unmaking: How Ownership Evasion Kills Engineering Leverage
Most engineering dysfunctions originate outside of engineering. They emerge when structure becomes performative, when incentives drift, and when leadership refuses to make hard calls about ownership.
5 min read