When an Engineering Manager Has to Be Right, the Team Stops Thinking
by: Anthony S. JacksonPublished on: 08/07/2026When an engineering manager must be right about every technical decision, the team does not push back. It learns that pushing back does not change the outcome and stops. The silence that follows is not agreement.
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If Your Culture Requires a Building, What You Have Is a Terrarium
by: Anthony S. JacksonPublished on: 24/06/2026For three years I left the house before my kids woke up. Ninety minutes door to desk on a good day, ninety minutes back.
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The Trauma Sponge Is Not the Job
by: Anthony S. JacksonPublished on: 23/06/2026A few weeks ago, Mikael Solin posted something on LinkedIn that found a real audience. His argument: middle managers will survive AI not because of their judgment, but because of their liability.
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The Layoffs Didn't Just Reduce Your Team; They Removed the Load-Bearing Elements Your Continuity Layer Was Built Around.
by: Anthony S. JacksonPublished on: 16/06/2026The vendor providing a critical, highly customized solution to my current team had a primary contact who knew the system.
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