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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.

Categories Director, Governance, Industry & Business, Leadership, Manager

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.

Categories AI Implementation, Best Practices, Leadership, Manager

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.

Categories Implementation Stories, Leadership, Manager

The Engineers Who Can’t Use AI Agents Don’t Have a Tools Problem

December 23, 2025November 22, 2025 by Norman

Your engineers struggling with AI agents don’t need better tools or training. They need permission to work differently and the organizational barriers removed that punish speed.

Categories Agent-Based Systems, AI Implementation, Director, Leadership, Manager

Exploring Developer Happiness in the AI-SDLC

December 23, 2025November 16, 2025 by Norman

Exploring what developer happiness looks like when AI handles the tedious work. Research and insights on the emotional side of AI adoption.

Categories Development & Programming, Industry & Business, Industry Research, Manager

Goodnight to Epics, Stories and Features: A Feature A Day is the New Normal

December 23, 2025November 5, 2025 by Norman

The sprint is dead. AI-native teams ship features daily, not fortnightly. Learn how to adapt your agile processes for the new velocity.

Categories AI Implementation, Developer, Development & Programming, Frameworks, Manager

He Cannot Hire the Engineer He Needs. Here’s What He’s Doing About It.

December 23, 2025October 13, 2025 by Norman

When you can’t hire the engineer you need, build one. How one leader is using AI to upskill existing team members and close capability gaps.

Categories Director, Implementation Stories, Industry & Business, Leadership, Manager

Every Agile Artifact Was Built to Derisk Humans Writing Code

December 23, 2025October 10, 2025 by Norman

Every agile artifact exists to derisk humans writing code. AI changes that equation. Here’s what to keep and what to throw away.

Categories AI Implementation, Developer, Development & Programming, Frameworks, Manager

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