The Goal Is Reducing Uncertainty
Jun 2026
What good MCP tool design has in common with reducing uncertainty for the humans on a team.
Writing
Thoughts
Not a Hiring Problem. A Context Problem. Again.
May 2026
AI isn't destroying the job market. It's exposing a context problem that was already there.
If AI Makes Us Faster, What Should We Do With the Time?
Apr 2026
Every AI conversation turns into a productivity conversation. That's the wrong question.
AI Can Run Your Workflow. But It Can't Own the Outcome
Apr 2026
AI can generate the tickets. It can't decide whether shipping them was the right call.
Execution Is Becoming Cheap
Mar 2026
Execution used to be the bottleneck. As it gets cheaper, the constraint moves somewhere else.
The Problem of AI Is Not AI
Mar 2026
Uncomfortable silence after "what do we do now" — and why the problem was never the technology.
AI Doesn't Join Individuals. It Joins Teams
Mar 2026
Most companies roll out AI to individuals. The real leverage shows up at the team level.
Earlier
Accountability
The difference between being held responsible and actually being responsible — and why teams need the second one.
Coherence and Communication
What people actually mean when they ask how to get a team more coherent and better at communicating.
Empathy and Compassion: People Management
A story about a single parent, a rigid meeting policy, and what empathy in people management actually requires.
On Processes, Agile, and Professionalism
What "Agile" actually asks of a team, versus what most organizations do with the name.
Practical Tips to Follow When Working Remotely
Practical habits for working remotely without letting flexibility turn into distraction.
Success
Asked people in 1-1s whether they'd been successful. The answers had one thing in common: self-doubt.