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Key activities for sustainable engineering team
The signal loops that tell managers when to change altitude
6 hrs ago
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Dunya Kirkali
The worst habit of our industry
Why "Incremental Forgetting"
Jun 16
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Dunya Kirkali
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Runbooks are not checklists
They are how teams turn operational knowledge into repeatable judgment
Jun 9
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Dunya Kirkali
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May 2026
How serial heroics across teams can quietly damage the organization
The problematic traveling salesman
May 22
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Dunya Kirkali
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When everyone ships code, who owns production?
The rise of the builder mindset and its implications for engineering teams
May 11
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Dunya Kirkali
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Engineering managers should read team diffs, not just dashboards
Notice changes in team behavior before the metrics turn red
May 9
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Dunya Kirkali
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Why engineering teams swing between process extremes
How managers can spot pendulum swings and make smaller, healthier course corrections
May 4
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Dunya Kirkali
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April 2026
How to keep writing after the novelty wears off
Small systems that keep a book or blog moving when motivation fades
Apr 29
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Dunya Kirkali
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Buy vs. Build, Train vs. Use
A practical framework for deciding when to build custom AI, when to use off-the-shelf tools, and when waiting is the smartest move
Apr 27
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Dunya Kirkali
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The Bot Tax
How to measure the hidden cost of AI review loops before bots burn time, tokens, and attention
Apr 24
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Dunya Kirkali
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Horizontal vs. vertical context switching for engineering managers
How to tell harmless interruptions from work that destroys team focus
Apr 21
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Dunya Kirkali
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How to use LLMs for performance reviews without outsourcing judgment
A workflow for compiling evidence while keeping promotion decisions human
Apr 9
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Dunya Kirkali
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