Executive search is broken
I once watched a retained leadership search take six months though the right candidate was clear in week three—manual sourcing, scattered updates, and email ping-pong with only six candidates.
ReadChampagne vs. vodka releases
There are two types of releases: champagne releases, where everything goes smoothly and vodka releases where nothing goes right. Strong CI/CD and testing infrastructure help and are well worth the investment. Champagne releases should be the norm and the occasional vodka release survivable.
ReadOn the use of AI in development
Developers are the canary in the coal mine for real-world productivity from LLMs. AI allowed us to release a massive new version of TalSource. Vibe coding accelerates development right until it leaves you stuck in the mud. How I program has changed more in the last 12 months than in the previous 12 years, but old lessons remain relevant.
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