Month: September 2026

2 months ago

Greg Thomas

Forcing the Seat at the Table

You’re at the right spot, but maybe you’re not at the table yet. You’re doing all the right things to earn a spot, but for some reason have not been formally invited. You’re probably contributing more than the people who are there and generating more value than anyone wants to realize. But still no seat at the table. At this point, you have two options; Forcing your seat is easy: I have this role, I should be there, give me a seat. Setting your own table is harder; you have to create the table, you have to sit at it,

2 months ago

Greg Thomas

TechDebt is becoming the Dream

Tech debt was always meant to be avoided, but now it is becoming the dream. As we feel the need to move faster and faster, mistakes are made every day, and the mountain of debt grows. Engineers are being rehired to fix Techdebt and not build new product because the push to get to the market first is still prevalent – nothing else matters. If we continue at this rate, software development will no longer be a creative endeavour, but a cleaning exercise.

2 months ago

Greg Thomas

We used to be Organized?

We used to be organized, now we hope pointing an AI agent at our work is going to resolve the issue. It won’t. That’s not how it works. You need some base level of organization and standards to make it work. Also, have you noticed how organized teams are able to adopt AI faster?

2 months ago

Greg Thomas

The New Car Smell

Nothing defines new better than a new car smell. It evokes a feeling of something being yours for the first time. It has become the definition of the scent associated with new, so much so that we have cans of it we can buy (but they don’t evoke the same feeling). If your product can generate that level of memory, then you’re doing something right. If not, figure out what you’re missing and do it.

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