Agent Driven Development

The People Conversation

February 13, 2026February 13, 2026 by Norman

Every executive conversation I have starts the same way. Tooling budgets. Adoption dashboards. Training roadmaps. All of it oriented around the technology. None of it oriented around the people. Anywhere from twenty minutes in to the relationship or 20 months, someone asks the real question. How do we know our people can actually do this? … Read more

The Quiet Gift of 2025: Three Models That Changed Everything

December 23, 2025December 22, 2025 by Norman

Three frontier AI models from Anthropic, Google, and OpenAI arrived in December 2025. The gap between engineers using AI to reason through problems and those using it for autocomplete is widening every month.

The Use Case Is Building Software and the Best Practice Is Today

December 23, 2025December 18, 2025 by Norman

Stop asking about AI use cases. The use case is your entire SDLC. Learn why executives must build with AI tools themselves to lead the transformation.

Congratulations: You Just Reinvented Peter Gibbons from Office Space

December 23, 2025December 4, 2025 by Norman

A 2025 parody exploring how enterprise AI adoption recreated Office Space. Your measurement systems train top performers to do just enough. That is not their failure. It is yours.

The 2028 Problem You’re Creating in 2025

December 23, 2025November 27, 2025 by Norman

Your 2025 AI decisions shape your 2028 reality. Learn why waiting for clarity is the riskiest strategy and how to build for capabilities that don’t exist yet.

Stop Asking for “Advanced” AI Training

December 23, 2025November 26, 2025 by Norman

Advanced AI training is a status marker, not a learning objective. Discover what you actually need to know based on your role and current skill level.

If Your Vendor Doesn’t Ask These Three Questions Before the Demo, Politely Ask for a Field CTO Who Will

December 23, 2025November 26, 2025 by Norman

Before your next AI vendor demo, make sure they ask these 3 critical questions. If they don’t, you’re getting a performance, not a partnership.

If You Want to Measure Macro Results, Answer These 3 Questions Before AI Touches Your SDLC

December 23, 2025November 26, 2025 by Norman

Measure AI impact at the macro level by answering three critical questions before implementation: what you’re solving, how you’ll measure it, and who owns results.

Dear Jim in Detroit — Don’t Punish Your Top AI Dev

December 23, 2025November 24, 2025 by Norman

An open letter to engineering managers: why punishing your fastest AI adopters creates a lose-lose situation. Here’s what to do instead.

What Got You Here Won’t Keep You Here: A Letter to Technology Executives

December 23, 2025November 22, 2025 by Norman

Technology executives: the skills that got you here won’t keep you here. A frank letter about adapting your leadership for the AI-native era.