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IT strategy, AI, and tech insights by Mirco Stege.
Why Standards Are the Wrong Tool for Hiring
The definition of standard already indicates it wasn't made for hiring. On complicated vs. complex, restriction of range, and why the solution lies with the hiring manager.
No Tool Is Set in Stone
Most teams know their tools aren't working. They stay anyway. Not because the tool is good, but because switching feels expensive. Here is what it looks like to build a company where change is expected and cheap.
Your Communication Tool Is Slowing You Down
We moved to Discord as our virtual office. The team hated it. And every time someone used it properly, things moved in minutes instead of hours. That gap between resistance and result is worth understanding.
No Meeting Without Notes
Ask two people what was decided in last Tuesday's meeting. You'll get two different answers. This is not a memory problem. It's a documentation problem. And it's completely avoidable.
Your Team's Communication Problem Started Before the First Meeting
Your team talks past each other. Decisions don't stick. Onboarding takes forever. These are not process problems. They are communication architecture failures that happened before the first meeting.
Why I Never Start with the Developer Process
Most CTOs go straight to tooling, branching strategies, sprint ceremonies. I don't. Here's why the developer process is always the last thing I design.
The Fastest Way to Speed Up Your Team Is to Do Less
OKRs add overhead without fixing the real causes of a slow team. The actual answer is saying no, delegating decisions, deleting ruthlessly, and protecting core competence. And making sure management holds the line.