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Writing that connects coaching, systems thinking, and the lived reality of modern work.

Experiment-Driven Agile Retrospectives

Agile · Teams · Experiments

A different way to hold retros: fewer tasks, more experiments, and more learning.

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What a Plane Crash Taught Me About Team Communication

Leadership · Communication · Systems

Looking at a tragic aviation disaster through the lens of modern teams: hierarchy, hesitation, and what happens when no one feels able to say the obvious.

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Technical Debt

Personal Growth · Patterns · Systems

How the coping strategies and stories that once kept us safe can become constraints in the systems we’re trying to build now.

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When Our Past Becomes Technical Debt

Personal Growth · Healing · Self-Reflection

How unprocessed experiences shape the way we grow, lead, and show up.

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