Dan on Technical Leadership

This blog is for technical leaders (or aspiring ones!) who want to excel. I believe the world's most valuable innovation have been rooted in leaders who also had great technical skills.

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Why "Values" Feel Useless to Engineers

Apr 6, 2026

What they're really for, and 18 values that underpin a great team

3 Tips for the Aspiring Technical Leader

Mar 30, 2026

How to kickstart your development.

The 4 Levels of Ownership

Mar 23, 2026

How you could be crushing your tasks, but failing to take ownership

What Executives Need to Know About Using AI for Software Engineering

Mar 9, 2026

On Experts Trying to Communicate

Mar 3, 2026

A parable about persuasion and leadership for technical people.