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The Dehydrated Entity: Hire Only When You're Truly Underwater

Varun Mohan's hiring philosophy: only add headcount when critical work is actively being dropped. Not deferred. Dropped.

When the Ask Feels Awkward, It's Already Too Late

When the Ask Feels Awkward, It's Already Too Late: There's a thing someone on your team is supposed to own. But you hesitate to bring it up.

Passive-Aggressive Managers Are Organizational Parasites

Stop making excuses for passive-aggressive managers. They are not misunderstood introverts or conflict-averse leaders. They are parasites destroying...

Performance Reviews: A Guide for Modern Leaders

Annual performance reviews are a failure theater that helps no one. Here's what actually works.

AI Expectations: Managing the Hype Cycle

Most AI products are designed to fail. Not because the technology is bad, but because product teams are building for the wrong expectations entirely.

Engineering and Product Collaboration: Breaking Down Silos

'This isn't what we asked for.' Five words that strike dread into every engineering team. Five words that signal a fundamental breakdown in the...