Here's a doc I like to use to structure the pre-work design chat that makes later code review a breeze.

When working: sync first *then* async

A shift in your code review process can boost your team's productivity. Empower authors to make the call.

Team dysfunction where everyone's a soloist? Try this fix: Force the team to work on ONE story at a time.

Agile is something you are, not something you do.

Talk about today, not yesterday

Unearth the surprising connection between the CIA's Simple Sabotage Manual and your productivity, and learn how to transform tiny actions into big wins. Dive into Swizec's engaging exploration of how small actions can make a huge impact on your progress.

Want an engaged engineering team? Let juniors speak first.

You can't escape Conway's Law. Might as well use it for good.

A strong partnership with product is key to an enjoyable engineering life

Learn why squash merging is your friend - from hating it to loving it! Squash merging helps you keep moving and focus on the work instead of recording the work.

Merging finished work straight to main and deploying to production right away, scales to teams of thousands. This approach is counterintuitive to many engineers who may be used to working on their own

A founder friend asked me about growing pains on his team. How do you avoid stepping on each other's toes?

how do you catch a critical deadline that cannot be missed? We're talking external stakeholders, millions on the line, and it all hinges on *your* team getting it done on time. No overtime

New members on our team invariably say 2 things: 1. Wow I've never seen a team move this fast 2. This approach feels weird. I'm uncomfortable Teams like this are not common.

If your approach works so well, why isn't every team doing this?

My entire career I've never seen a sprint finished on time. The new manager said "Oh I think we can fix that" ... 18 months later he proved me wrong

Engineers *hate it* when you say it doesn't matter how good they are because a team will outcode them any day. But it's true, you can't build something big on your own.

If it takes 6 engineers 10 days to complete 6 projects in parallel, why does it take 8 days when you work together 🤨