What I’ve Learned in 90 Days of Writing About Engineering Management

Short summary

A 90-day retrospective on writing about engineering management, arguing that engineers are made passive by organizational systems rather than by nature. The author, a former engineer turned manager, finds that the problems described — broken refinement sessions, ceremony-heavy Agile transformations, passive engineers — are widespread, not niche. Audience-building proved harder than content creation, with the most affected managers reading quietly rather than engaging publicly.

• •Engineers are made passive by systems, not by nature — a widespread organizational problem
• •Author draws on two decades across engineering and management roles
• •Audience-building for management content is harder than writing it; affected managers read silently

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