Collin P. Wheeler

Culture

May 29, 2026

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3 min read

Set the tone from the start

Engineering Echelons

Collin P. Wheeler

Marketing

May 22, 2026

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3 min read

The right types of external visibility

Engineering Echelons

Collin P. Wheeler

Risk

May 15, 2026

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4 min read

Do you understand your contract's standard of care?

Engineering Echelons

Collin P. Wheeler

Leadership

May 8, 2026

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3 min read

When to apologize

Engineering Echelons

Collin P. Wheeler

Leadership

May 1, 2026

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3 min read

Peacetime and wartime leaders

Engineering Echelons

Collin P. Wheeler

Organization

Apr 24, 2026

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3 min read

Darwinian or Newtonian

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Collin P. Wheeler

Organization

Apr 17, 2026

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3 min read

Robustness and resiliency

Engineering Echelons

Collin P. Wheeler

Organization

Apr 10, 2026

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5 min read

Who are the most important people in the company?

Engineering Echelons

Collin P. Wheeler

Performance

Apr 3, 2026

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7 min read

Chefs and Line Cooks

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Collin P. Wheeler

Performance

Mar 27, 2026

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7 min read

Think in nominal and real terms

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Collin P. Wheeler

Decision-making

Mar 20, 2026

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6 min read

Managers need Hanlon's Razor

Engineering Echelons

Collin P. Wheeler

Performance

Mar 13, 2026

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7 min read

Managing pushers and pullers

Engineering Echelons

Collin P. Wheeler

Leadership

Mar 6, 2026

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6 min read

Differences between management and leadership

Engineering Echelons

Collin P. Wheeler

Influence

Feb 27, 2026

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7 min read

Yes, you do have to play politics

Engineering Echelons

Collin P. Wheeler

Recruitment

Feb 20, 2026

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9 min read

Have a BS detector for interviews

Engineering Echelons

Collin P. Wheeler

Leadership

Feb 13, 2026

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7 min read

Leaders must overcome binary bias

Engineering Echelons

Collin P. Wheeler

Leadership

Feb 6, 2026

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8 min read

Levels of leadership

Engineering Echelons

Collin P. Wheeler

Salary

Jan 30, 2026

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7 min read

Salaries aren't secrets anymore

Engineering Echelons

Collin P. Wheeler

Performance

Jan 23, 2026

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6 min read

High challenge, high support leadership

Engineering Echelons

Collin P. Wheeler

Performance

Jan 16, 2026

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6 min read

You're not the boss. The mission is.

Engineering Echelons

Collin P. Wheeler

Leadership

Jan 9, 2026

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8 min read

How to communicate up and down the organization

Engineering Echelons

Collin P. Wheeler

Promotion

Jan 2, 2026

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7 min read

Meritocracy, not mirror-tocracy

Engineering Echelons

Collin P. Wheeler

Problem Solving

Dec 26, 2025

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6 min read

"Bring me solutions, not problems"

Engineering Echelons

Collin P. Wheeler

Leadership

Dec 19, 2025

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8 min read

Balancing leadership and technical responsibilities

Engineering Echelons

Collin P. Wheeler

Efficiency

Dec 12, 2025

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6 min read

Pursue efficacy over efficiency

Engineering Echelons

Collin P. Wheeler

Collin P. Wheeler

Set the tone from the start

The right types of external visibility

Do you understand your contract's standard of care?

When to apologize

Peacetime and wartime leaders

Darwinian or Newtonian

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

Leaders must overcome binary bias

Levels of leadership

Salaries aren't secrets anymore

High challenge, high support leadership

You're not the boss. The mission is.

How to communicate up and down the organization

Meritocracy, not mirror-tocracy

"Bring me solutions, not problems"

Balancing leadership and technical responsibilities

Pursue efficacy over efficiency

Engineering Echelons

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