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Leadership

Mar 6, 2026

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6 min read

Differences between management and leadership

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Leadership

Dec 19, 2025

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8 min read

Balancing leadership and technical responsibilities

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Influence

Nov 28, 2025

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6 min read

How to become an influential leader

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Promotion

Oct 3, 2025

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5 min read

Be replaceable

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Promotion

Apr 11, 2025

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6 min read

Prioritize ability over experience

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Recruitment

Apr 4, 2025

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7 min read

Get more out of interviews

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Robustness and resiliency

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Organization

Apr 10, 2026

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5 min read

Who are the most important people in the company?

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Performance

Apr 3, 2026

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7 min read

Chefs and Line Cooks

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Performance

Mar 27, 2026

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7 min read

Think in nominal and real terms

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Decision-making

Mar 20, 2026

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6 min read

Managers need Hanlon's Razor

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Performance

Mar 13, 2026

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7 min read

Managing pushers and pullers

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Leadership

Mar 6, 2026

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6 min read

Differences between management and leadership

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Collin P. Wheeler

Influence

Feb 27, 2026

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7 min read

Yes, you do have to play politics

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Collin P. Wheeler

Recruitment

Feb 20, 2026

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9 min read

Have a BS detector for interviews

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Collin P. Wheeler

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Featured Posts

Differences between management and leadership

Balancing leadership and technical responsibilities

How to become an influential leader

Be replaceable

Prioritize ability over experience

Get more out of interviews

Archive

Robustness and resiliency

Who are the most important people in the company?

Chefs and Line Cooks

Think in nominal and real terms

Managers need Hanlon's Razor

Managing pushers and pullers

Differences between management and leadership

Yes, you do have to play politics

Have a BS detector for interviews

Engineering Echelons