Posts tagged Engineering Leadership

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  I've Been Doing This for Years, Why Does It Feel Like Starting Over?

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  Leadership

  September 6, 2026

  6 min read

  I started a new role as a Director of Engineering focused on system architecture, and a week in I feel like a beginner again. Here is what I'm learning about resisting the urge to act, leading across teams I don't manage, and why the decisions behind an architecture matter more than the architecture itself.

  • Architecture
  • Engineering Leadership
  • Influence
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  The Car That Taught Me to Commit and Move On

  Leadership

  July 14, 2026

  6 min read

  In 2014 I bought a red Mazda 3 that turned out to be a rebuild write-off. Coming to terms with that bad decision, then learning to fix the car myself, taught me a resilience I leaned on the day I crashed Constant Contact.

  • Resilience
  • Growth
  • Engineering Leadership