Joshua McDonaldOct 11, 2026The Ratchet on Your WristThe problem. Many workplace targets run on the same rule as the Apple Watch’s Monday Move goal. Hit this quarter’s number and next quarter’s goes up, with no point at which it stops.
Joshua McDonaldSep 29, 2026In Defense of the Simple ChecklistWhen the work gets complicated enough that nobody can hold it in their head, five lines on a page will do more than another meeting.
Joshua McDonaldSep 16, 2026Your First Month Leading a New Team, Week by WeekRead and ask in week one, test what you heard in weeks two and three, set direction by month one. AI compresses about half the work.
Joshua McDonaldSep 3, 2026Alchemy, Read by Someone Who Manages EngineersRory Sutherland’s 2019 book is filed under marketing. The chapter on why the need to look rational makes organizations act dumb belongs on every engineering manager’s desk.
