Leadership decisions are never purely about authority. Every choice has tradeoffs — team dynamics, organizational alignment, timing, and trust.
The human side of engineering at scale — navigating resistance, quantifying hidden costs, and building the conditions where teams make good decisions on their own.
The most important coaching decision a leader makes isn't strategic — it's knowing when to step in and when to step back. Get it wrong and you either stifle growth or abandon capable people. Here's the distinction that changed how I lead.