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Work, Life, and Fun Are a Flywheel, Not a Balance
What if work, family, and fun didn't compete, but strengthened one another?
Aug 4
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July 2026
Leadership Is Learning to Deal with Ambiguity
Ambiguity isn't a problem to eliminate. It's something every leader eventually learns to work through.
Jul 28
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A Long Career Is Built on Regular Replenishment
A sustainable career isn't built by working harder. It's built through recovery, health, and daily habits that preserve long-term performance.
Jul 21
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Being Irreplaceable Can Hold Back Your Career
The fastest way to grow your career isn't becoming indispensable. It's preparing someone to take over your current role.
Jul 14
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How to Become More Valuable Without Being the Best Programmer
Over thirty years in technology, I learned that careers don't grow by adding technical skills alone. They grow when each new skill multiplies the value…
Jul 7
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June 2026
What You Believe Determines Your Career Growth
Why do some talented people stay stuck while others grow beyond expectations?
Jun 30
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Seeing the Future, Delivering the Present
In an age of AI and rapid change, executives must do two jobs at once: imagine the future and make it real.
Jun 23
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The Danger to Your Job Isn’t AI. It’s Defining Yourself by a Task.
Every technology wave changed the tasks. The people who adapted focused on the problem instead.
Jun 16
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How to Learn New Technologies: Take Them for a Drive
A field note on the Driver, Mechanic, and Assembler approach to learning new technologies.
Jun 9
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Why CTO Field Notes?
Observations from boardrooms, project rooms, and church halls.
Jun 3
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