Forget safe leadership. These tech rebels broke rules, challenged toxic norms, and led with guts—not guidelines. From Woz to Charity Majors, here are five leaders who didn’t ask permission to make tech better.
Shaming developers for security mistakes doesn’t build safer systems—it builds fear. In this post, we break down why “Security by Shame” is toxic, ineffective, and the fastest way to lose trust (and talent).
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.
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.