Leadership GardenTeams
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How I Decide Whether to Split a Team
Most advice on splitting teams answers “is this team too big?” That’s the wrong question when you’re splitting into a strategy.
Your Team Is Not a School
Your team is not a school. You are not a teacher. The studio model is what actually grows engineers, and most of us are running classrooms.
What Actually Breaks at 30 People
When your engineering team grows past 15-20, what breaks first isn’t documentation. It’s that you were the routing layer and nobody knew it.
The Constraint You Won’t Find on a Jira Board
Your Jira board shows process bottlenecks. It won’t show you the approval chains, implicit rules, and leadership behaviors killing your team’s throughput.
Chaos vs. Bureaucracy: Pick Your Poison
Most software engineering teams swing between chaos and bureaucracy. Here’s a framework to find the edge where scaling actually happens.
In defense of office gossiping
Stop fighting the rumor mill and start using it. Learn why talking behind your team’s back can be a good way to build trust and morale.
Software Engineering Laws - Team & Project Management
The engineering laws that explain why teams, coordination, and project plans behave the way they do.
No Clear “Why”, No Clear Path
Discover why starting every project with a clear purpose prevents wasted effort and how to ensure your team truly understands the why behind the work.
Avoid “Motivation Hacks.” Build Systems Your Team Can Rely On.
Discover why building reliable systems outperforms motivation hacks every time and how to create the infrastructure your team actually needs.
Every Team Problem Is Ultimately A Leadership Problem
Discover why every persistent team problem reflects leadership choices and how taking ownership transforms both leaders and their teams.