07 Jul Episode 029 – The Correction Worked in the Room. It Never Left the Room.
SummaryA junior engineer looked right on paper and, once he was pressure tested in a lead role, revealed a values gap that no hire pre-mortem...
01 Jul Episode 028 – His Complaint Was the Tell. I Read It as Alignment.
SummaryA senior engineer’s complaints about his previous employer sounded like a values match. Chris hired him. Fifteen months later, the same standard operating procedures that...
02 Jun Episode 024 – Engineering Judgment Isn’t Innate. It’s Built From Three Inputs.
SummaryEngineering judgment isn’t a special category. It’s good judgment applied to engineering decisions, folded together with technical knowledge, lived experience, and consideration of who builds,...
26 May Episode 023 – The Day One Mistake: Why Promoted Engineers Confuse What Was Given with What Has to Be Earned
SummaryThe gap between a title and earned credibility is real on day one, and engineers handle it in one of two ways: they assert their...