For a long time, forgetting bothered me more than it should have. It showed up quietly at first. A name that refused to surface. A detail from a conversation that slipped away. A moment where I knew I had once known something and now it was just out of reach. That gap used to irritate me. … [Read more...]
They Don’t Follow You Because You’re Right
“If you are a good storyteller, they will follow you into the fire and thank you for your burns.” I heard this line recently as I wrapped up the AMC series The Son. It stuck with me. Not because it was dramatic, but because it was uncomfortably accurate. I have seen it play out in multiple … [Read more...]
You Are Already Working With AI. Hiring Will Soon Assume You Know How.
Most people talk about AI as a tool you learn. A skill you add. A box you tick. To me, that framing already feels a bit dated. What is already quietly shifting is not what you know about AI, but how you show up alongside it. How you think with it. How you test it. How you question it. How you … [Read more...]
Are You Actually Ready, Or Just Eager?
I was explaining Definition of Ready to a student the other day. Simple moment. Whiteboard. Coffee cooling faster than either of us wanted. One of those conversations that feels routine until it isn’t. In Scrum, Definition of Ready (DoR) is a quiet gatekeeper. It asks a deceptively gentle … [Read more...]
The Easiest Time to Grow Is the Moment We’re Most Tempted to Coast
There is a sentence I find myself returning to in quiet conversations with young technologists I mentor. I say it gently, almost casually, because it is not meant as a warning. It is meant as an invitation. Delaying personal growth only makes things harder later. It usually lands with a pause. … [Read more...]
The Most Crowded Graveyard Is Still Open
I had a conversation this past weekend with someone I respect deeply. The kind of person who does not waste words, and never reaches for drama to make a point. He said something simple. The real graveyard is not a place of death. It is a place full of unfinished lives. Ideas that never … [Read more...]
Leadership in the Age of AI Is a Systems Problem, Not a Skills Problem
Most conversations about AI in organizations still begin in the wrong place. They start with tools, platforms, or proficiency. What gets missed is the deeper shift already underway. AI is not simply a capability to acquire. It is a new participant in how decisions are formed, tested, and acted … [Read more...]
The Quiet Discipline of Updating Your Mind
Ottawa is cold today. Really cold. - 25 Celsius, yes you read it right ... minus 25 celcius. The kind of cold that makes you pause before stepping outside, even just for a moment. Mornings like this, settled into a warm chair by the window, have a way of slowing everything down. They create space … [Read more...]
The Price of Carrying Someone Else’s Weight
There is a quiet mistake we make when dealing with bullies, especially the polished ones. The ones who wear confidence well, who speak in the language of strength, decisiveness, even leadership. We tell ourselves that if we cooperate long enough, accommodate skillfully, celebrate loudly enough, the … [Read more...]