Building with care — for products, teams, and people I love.
I’m a Senior Engineering Manager by profession who cares deeply about how people learn, grow, and work together. This space holds notes on leadership, emotional clarity, and things I’m building — including work with my daughter.
What I’m exploring
All experiments →Ongoing explorations across learning, leadership, and small systems — shaped by real life, not roadmaps.
- Dad OS
AI-assisted learning loops built alongside my daughter — confidence, repetition, and play.
- Team First
Rituals and mechanisms to build collective ownership and motivation in remote-first teams.
- Agentic Tinkering
Small experiments in turning intent into execution — practical, observable, and repeatable.
Notes I’m writing
Read all →Writing helps me slow down and notice what’s actually working.
- When Growth Stops Feeling Like Progress
On agency, restlessness, and the limits of traditional career paths
- Connectedness in a Remote Team
What I noticed when connectedness became a systems question, not a cultural one
- When Teams Compete Without Meaning To
Some games end with a prize. Others end by revealing something about us.
Books shaping my thinking (2025)
A small selection of books that influenced how I think about leadership, learning, and being human.
AI & Systems
- Superintelligence — Capability, alignment, and second-order effects.
- Tiny Experiments — A mindset for low-risk, high-learning loops.
- HBR: Curiosity — Questions as a leadership tool.
- Execution — Turning intent into outcomes with discipline.
- The Art of Spending Money — Money as values in action, not just optimization.
Leadership & Team Dynamics
- HBR: Dealing with Difficult People — Conflict patterns without escalation.
- HBR: Psychological Safety — What safety is (and isn’t), and how it shows up.
- The 5 Languages of Appreciation in the Workplace — More intentional and individualized recognition.
Parenting & Human Stories
- Guiding a Gifted Child — Support learning without turning it into pressure.
- Anxious People — Behavior makes sense when you see the full context.
I occasionally reference these ideas in my writing and experiments.