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09
Feb
Monday Myth: Faster Delivery Means Quick-and-Dirty (or Expensive)

Monday Myth: Faster Delivery Means Quick-and-Dirty (or Expensive)

There is a persistent myth in IT, particularly in startups and scaleups: If you want to deliver faster, you must either cut corners or accept exploding costs. It usually hides behind the famous triangle: Fast – Cheap – Good. Pick two.
4 min read
06
Feb
When Everything Is Urgent, Nothing Is Important

When Everything Is Urgent, Nothing Is Important

Most IT organisations do not collapse under pressure. They collapse under invented urgency, among many other, more familiar causes.
3 min read
05
Feb
Psychological Safety Without Accountability Is Just Comfort

Psychological Safety Without Accountability Is Just Comfort

Its original purpose was simple and sound: allow people to speak, surface problems early, and reduce fear-driven silence. Not to protect feelings, not to arbitrate impact, but to expose reality.
4 min read
04
Feb
When Discipline Disappears, Reality Collects the Bill

When Discipline Disappears, Reality Collects the Bill

Modern IT faces a paradox. Automation, observability, and programmatic compliance have reached unprecedented levels, yet fragile systems still ship, large‑scale incidents still occur, and customer impact reaches levels that other industries would never tolerate.
3 min read
03
Feb
Hero Culture Is a Design Smell

Hero Culture Is a Design Smell

Hero culture is often celebrated as a sign of commitment, resilience, or exceptional talent. Stories of individuals saving the day under pressure circulate proudly inside organisations. Leaders praise dedication. Teams admire sacrifice. Yet hero culture is rarely a virtue. It is a design smell.
3 min read
02
Feb
Monday Myth: You Must Build Everything Yourself

Monday Myth: You Must Build Everything Yourself

There is a persistent myth in software organisations that real engineering means building everything in‑house. Infrastructure, authentication, payments, analytics, experimentation frameworks, internal tools, if it exists, some teams believe they should own it.
4 min read
01
Feb
Friday Reality Check: What Actually Runs Your Organisation

Friday Reality Check: What Actually Runs Your Organisation

Most IT organisations believe strategy runs the company. In practice, behaviour under pressure does.
2 min read
28
Jan
Good Intent Is Not a Delivery Mechanism

Good Intent Is Not a Delivery Mechanism

All organisations are full of good intent. Most failures do not start with negligence or apathy. They start with people trying to do the right thing. Leaders care. Teams want to deliver. Strategies are crafted with conviction. Language is precise. Purpose sounds clear.
4 min read
26
Jan
Monday Myth: Strong Leaders Have Answers

Monday Myth: Strong Leaders Have Answers

There is a deeply ingrained belief in organisations that strong leaders are the ones who always know what to do. And that is where the damage begins.
3 min read
23
Jan
If Tech Tools Were Honest

If Tech Tools Were Honest

Every tool in tech comes with a story. A noble origin myth. A problem it was meant to solve. A promise of clarity, speed, or alignment. And then… reality.
3 min read