Your team isn’t agile if your codebase is a black box and the only documentation is tribal knowledge passed around in Slack. Documentation isn’t optional—it’s culture. If you won’t write it down, don’t expect to scale.
Lead. Don’t Ctrl.
Six rounds. A ten-hour take-home. A whiteboard deathmatch judged by ego. This isn’t a hiring process—it’s hazing. And the best candidates? They’re walking away before you even see them. If your interview burns people out before they join—you’re the problem.
Lead. Don’t Ctrl.
Micromanagement isn’t attention to detail—it’s insecurity with a title. If you don’t trust your team to do their jobs, that’s not leadership. That’s ego. Control less. Empower more.
Lead. Don’t Ctrl.
A room full of agreement isn't unity—it's stagnation. Great teams argue, challenge, and compromise. If you’re surrounded by people who always say yes, you're not leading. You’re just being agreed with. That’s not strength. That’s a trap.
Lead. Don’t Ctrl.
Standups. Retros. Sprint boards. All the Agile rituals—and still no value delivered. Why? Because too many teams worship the process instead of serving the purpose. Agile isn’t a religion. It’s a mindset. Break the routine. Lead. Don’t Ctrl.
