Ideas

A notebook, not a blog.

The best conversations I've had at work usually start with technology and end up somewhere more human: why a team has stopped trusting a platform, why a sensible plan keeps slipping, why nobody says the difficult thing until it has become expensive.

This is where I write about those ideas. Not because I think I've found the right answers. Mostly because writing is how I notice what I actually think.

Leadership 5 articles
How engineering organisations build trust.July 2026 · 3 min The conversation that never happened.June 2026 · 4 min The organisation isn't separate from the relationship.June 2026 · 2 min The time I hid behind process.May 2026 · 5 min I've come to think leadership is mostly diagnosis.May 2026 · 4 min
Organisations 3 articles
The part that broke isn't always where the problem started.July 2026 · 3 min Why organisations gradually lose trust in their technology.July 2026 · 4 min The reputation gap.May 2026 · 4 min
Engineering 5 articles
Developing engineers who don't need managing.July 2026 · 3 min Future you is a stakeholder.July 2026 · 4 min Novelty has a carrying cost.July 2026 · 3 min Technology is the tool. Judgement is the hand.June 2026 · 3 min Technology is a means to an end.June 2026 · 2 min
AI 1 article
AI is a force multiplier.July 2026 · 3 min