---
title: "Build humane, effective engineering organizations"
description: "Engineering leadership blog by Jade Rubick"
url: "https://www.rubick.com/2/"
---

## Recent posts

[![Calendar rules I learned from an EA](https://www.rubick.com/_astro/calendar.C9y-y6Fv_1BvrCu.webp)](https://www.rubick.com/calendar-rules/)

### [Calendar rules I learned from an EA](https://www.rubick.com/calendar-rules/)

December 12, 2025

[#meetings](https://www.rubick.com/tags/meetings/) [#productivity](https://www.rubick.com/tags/productivity/)

[![Some AI surprises in late 2025](https://www.rubick.com/_astro/lake.OPGUYXYN_247bf2.webp)](https://www.rubick.com/ai-surprises-2025/)

### [Some AI surprises in late 2025](https://www.rubick.com/ai-surprises-2025/)

September 28, 2025

[#ai](https://www.rubick.com/tags/ai/) [#communication](https://www.rubick.com/tags/communication/) [#meetings](https://www.rubick.com/tags/meetings/)

[![Getting out of thrash mode](https://www.rubick.com/_astro/thrash.CfVTQJgv_Z1F3t9m.webp)](https://www.rubick.com/thrash-mode/)

### [Getting out of thrash mode](https://www.rubick.com/thrash-mode/)

September 26, 2025

[#scaling](https://www.rubick.com/tags/scaling/) [#prioritization](https://www.rubick.com/tags/prioritization/)

[![Reducing dependencies](https://www.rubick.com/_astro/deps.-6NEJBy5_Z5Y8Qs.webp)](https://www.rubick.com/reducing-dependencies/)

### [Reducing dependencies](https://www.rubick.com/reducing-dependencies/)

September 13, 2025

[#delivery](https://www.rubick.com/tags/delivery/) [#complexity](https://www.rubick.com/tags/complexity/) [#scaling](https://www.rubick.com/tags/scaling/) [#org-design](https://www.rubick.com/tags/org-design/)

[![Some shoulds for strategy](https://www.rubick.com/_astro/strategy.CluZxbuC_xbmin.webp)](https://www.rubick.com/strategy-shoulds/)

### [Some shoulds for strategy](https://www.rubick.com/strategy-shoulds/)

September 12, 2025

[#goal-setting](https://www.rubick.com/tags/goal-setting/) [#prioritization](https://www.rubick.com/tags/prioritization/) [#product-management](https://www.rubick.com/tags/product-management/)

[![Don't make your engineering team commit](https://www.rubick.com/_astro/commit.DPgzxpGu_1Lm7Hi.webp)](https://www.rubick.com/commitments/)

### [Don't make your engineering team commit](https://www.rubick.com/commitments/)

September 5, 2025

[#delivery](https://www.rubick.com/tags/delivery/) [#agile](https://www.rubick.com/tags/agile/) [#project-management](https://www.rubick.com/tags/project-management/)

[![Piles point out your problems aka why your AI coding is slowing things down](https://www.rubick.com/_astro/piles.yz-WnV1C_11CTTh.webp)](https://www.rubick.com/piles/)

### [Piles point out your problems aka why your AI coding is slowing things down](https://www.rubick.com/piles/)

August 22, 2025

[#complexity](https://www.rubick.com/tags/complexity/) [#delivery](https://www.rubick.com/tags/delivery/) [#prioritization](https://www.rubick.com/tags/prioritization/)

[![The Campsite Rule](https://www.rubick.com/_astro/campsite.B_r9JO-p_1oOYUN.webp)](https://www.rubick.com/campsite-rule/)

### [The Campsite Rule](https://www.rubick.com/campsite-rule/)

August 7, 2025

[#complexity](https://www.rubick.com/tags/complexity/) [#delivery](https://www.rubick.com/tags/delivery/) [#prioritization](https://www.rubick.com/tags/prioritization/)

[![Reflecting power - using power you don't have](https://www.rubick.com/_astro/reflection.DWKInod6_P6igg.webp)](https://www.rubick.com/reflecting-power/)

### [Reflecting power - using power you don't have](https://www.rubick.com/reflecting-power/)

June 4, 2025

[#leadership](https://www.rubick.com/tags/leadership/) [#communication](https://www.rubick.com/tags/communication/)

[![Product management resources](https://www.rubick.com/_astro/product.g6BlS3fU_2t5sGO.webp)](https://www.rubick.com/product-management-resources/)

### [Product management resources](https://www.rubick.com/product-management-resources/)

May 21, 2025

[#product-management](https://www.rubick.com/tags/product-management/)

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