Thought

The Work Behind the Work

For most of my software career, my output was something that was measurable and quantifiable. It was the code I wrote, bugs I made (and fixed), the documents I wrote. Everything was tangible. Becoming a team lead changed that. A lot of the tasks I do now are not tied

Thought

The Ownership Effect

You make better decisions when you have skin in the game. When you don't have to bear the responsibility, it's easy to fall into the trap of prioritising convenience over putting in the effort required to make the right call. I experienced this during a hiring