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- Make the case for your work
Keep a record of your contributions while the details and evidence are still fresh.
- Sharing my 1:1 notes
Why I share my 1:1 notes, and how AI helps me stay present and improve as a manager.
- More present with AI
Using AI routines to make more room for the human part of engineering management.
- Why I keep work on a separate phone
Keeping work available when needed, but out of my pocket otherwise.
- Keep your own record
Why tracking your achievements is part of being a professional, not self-promotion.
- Shy bairns get nowt
Why expressing what you want is a prerequisite for change, not a weakness.
- Context beats prompts
Why context matters more than a clever prompt.
- The Modern Engineering Manager
Use AI to remove friction, not responsibility.
- Speed over perfection
Delivery-first engineering, fast feedback, and shared ownership.
- PUNK
Pragmatic, Unconventional, Nimble, Keen.