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May 19, 2026
On Verna, Zhuo, and what the fluid technical career actually looks like.
May 5, 2026
The annual review isn't the feedback moment. The 11 months before it are.
Apr 28, 2026
Readiness isn't about the person. It's about the task.
IC Transition
Apr 16, 2026
Authority is assigned. Trust is earned. Most new managers confuse the two.
AI & Management
Middle management isn't dead. It just got renamed.
The hard part isn't the friendship. It's the territory.
Delegation
The trap starts with one thought: 'It's faster if I do it myself.
New managers fail not because of what they start doing, but because of what they don't stop.
1:1s
Most new managers talk too much in their 1-on-1s. Here is the simple ratio that fixes it.
The hardest part of the IC-to-manager transition has nothing to do with your technical skills.
Apr 15, 2026
Becoming a manager isn't a promotion. It's a career change and nobody prepares you for it.
