IDEAS, DECISIONS & LESSONS
Notes on AI, architecture and building useful products.
7 articles
26 Jun 2026 · 5 min read
english-lesson
Essential English vocabulary for tech leads and engineering managers — delegation, accountability, empowerment, KPIs, milestones. With pronunciation guide and real usage examples.
Read more09 Jun 2026 · 7 min read
1-on-1
1-on-1 meetings are where tech leads either build trust or lose it. The English for these conversations — giving honest feedback, asking the right questions, handling discomfort — is specific and learnable. Here's what works.
Read more20 Apr 2026 · 25 min read
agentic-ai
A personal take on the hidden cost of AI-generated briefs. When CEOs and managers skip the reasoning process and hand developers full AI implementations as 'briefs,' they double the workload instead of halving it. The same problem plagues multi-agent AI systems — and the solution is the same: a Harness.
Read more05 Apr 2026 · 6 min read
1-on-1
Learn the exact phrases, structure, and vocabulary to run confident, productive 1-on-1 meetings in English — from opening the conversation to giving difficult feedback.
Read more26 Mar 2026 · 5 min read
communication
A practical guide for Vietnamese tech leads on running 1-on-1 meetings in English — what to say, how to give feedback, and phrases that build trust with your team.
Read more22 Mar 2026 · 16 min read
business-english
The exact language patterns for engineering managers and senior tech leads: running one-on-ones that build trust, giving feedback that actually changes behavior, making the case for promotion, navigating scope and timeline negotiations, and handling the difficult conversations nobody prepares you for.
Read more12 Mar 2026 · 6 min read
1-on-1
How to run productive 1-on-1s as a tech lead — upward with your manager and downward with your reports. Career discussions, feedback, and difficult conversations in English.
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