--- title: "Blog Posts" description: "Engineering leadership blog by Jade Rubick" url: "https://www.rubick.com/posts/2/" --- # Blog Posts [![How to develop a sixth sense for the long-term](https://www.rubick.com/_astro/slope.Di1Ljdbz_Z1yotWS.webp)](https://www.rubick.com/long-term-sense/) ### [How to develop a sixth sense for the long-term](https://www.rubick.com/long-term-sense/) March 21, 2025 [#product-management](https://www.rubick.com/tags/product-management/) [#scaling](https://www.rubick.com/tags/scaling/) [#complexity](https://www.rubick.com/tags/complexity/) [#leadership](https://www.rubick.com/tags/leadership/) [![Task Forces can solve (some of) your cross-functional challenges](https://www.rubick.com/_astro/task-force.ChHpwV5L_X48wW.webp)](https://www.rubick.com/task-forces/) ### [Task Forces can solve (some of) your cross-functional challenges](https://www.rubick.com/task-forces/) February 6, 2025 [#coordination-models](https://www.rubick.com/tags/coordination-models/) [#coordination-models-team](https://www.rubick.com/tags/coordination-models-team/) [#meetings](https://www.rubick.com/tags/meetings/) [![Reliability is all stick, no carrot](https://www.rubick.com/_astro/carrot.BAPJumph_Z1oRIoB.webp)](https://www.rubick.com/reliability-all-stick-no-carrot/) ### [Reliability is all stick, no carrot](https://www.rubick.com/reliability-all-stick-no-carrot/) January 15, 2025 [#reliability](https://www.rubick.com/tags/reliability/) [![Your team may need a Hero Rotation](https://www.rubick.com/_astro/hero.C8Wk7_xA_P0MoX.webp)](https://www.rubick.com/hero-rotation/) ### [Your team may need a Hero Rotation](https://www.rubick.com/hero-rotation/) January 14, 2025 [#delivery](https://www.rubick.com/tags/delivery/) [#information-flow](https://www.rubick.com/tags/information-flow/) [#communication](https://www.rubick.com/tags/communication/) [#coordination-models](https://www.rubick.com/tags/coordination-models/) [#coordination-models-team](https://www.rubick.com/tags/coordination-models-team/) [![Massively multiplayer retrospectives](https://www.rubick.com/_astro/eyes.BsSzsFee_1Lzt1L.webp)](https://www.rubick.com/massively-multiplayer-retrospectives/) ### [Massively multiplayer retrospectives](https://www.rubick.com/massively-multiplayer-retrospectives/) November 11, 2024 [#agile](https://www.rubick.com/tags/agile/) [#meetings](https://www.rubick.com/tags/meetings/) [#remote-work](https://www.rubick.com/tags/remote-work/) [![Tiny Thursdays](https://www.rubick.com/_astro/tiny.C-9yDvAn_Z50N3D.webp)](https://www.rubick.com/tiny-thursdays/) ### [Tiny Thursdays](https://www.rubick.com/tiny-thursdays/) November 2, 2024 [#prioritization](https://www.rubick.com/tags/prioritization/) [#delivery](https://www.rubick.com/tags/delivery/) [#product-management](https://www.rubick.com/tags/product-management/) [![Why and how to do skip level 1-1s](https://www.rubick.com/_astro/skip.CvHSQbyY_Z2s97oH.webp)](https://www.rubick.com/skip-level-1-on-1s/) ### [Why and how to do skip level 1-1s](https://www.rubick.com/skip-level-1-on-1s/) September 30, 2024 [#scaling](https://www.rubick.com/tags/scaling/) [#information-flow](https://www.rubick.com/tags/information-flow/) [#communication](https://www.rubick.com/tags/communication/) [![Don't repeat incidents](https://www.rubick.com/_astro/incident.8Bv5Nraq_1HxQUB.webp)](https://www.rubick.com/dont-repeat-incidents/) ### [Don't repeat incidents](https://www.rubick.com/dont-repeat-incidents/) August 9, 2024 [#reliability](https://www.rubick.com/tags/reliability/) [#prioritization](https://www.rubick.com/tags/prioritization/) [![How to avoid being a bottleneck leader](https://www.rubick.com/_astro/bottleneck.BaDkRnvr_Z2lOxPT.webp)](https://www.rubick.com/bottleneck-leaders/) ### [How to avoid being a bottleneck leader](https://www.rubick.com/bottleneck-leaders/) July 24, 2024 [#scaling](https://www.rubick.com/tags/scaling/) [#complexity](https://www.rubick.com/tags/complexity/) [#leadership](https://www.rubick.com/tags/leadership/) [#information-flow](https://www.rubick.com/tags/information-flow/) [![Organizational work and the second job](https://www.rubick.com/_astro/org-work.hYSWKsZE_ZdKmWN.webp)](https://www.rubick.com/organizational-work-second-job/) ### [Organizational work and the second job](https://www.rubick.com/organizational-work-second-job/) July 9, 2024 [#company-culture](https://www.rubick.com/tags/company-culture/) [#diversity-equity-and-inclusion](https://www.rubick.com/tags/diversity-equity-and-inclusion/) [#scaling](https://www.rubick.com/tags/scaling/) [#complexity](https://www.rubick.com/tags/complexity/) [#goal-setting](https://www.rubick.com/tags/goal-setting/) [#process](https://www.rubick.com/tags/process/) [![Macho leadership and bro culture](https://www.rubick.com/_astro/macho.BUKVOXCj_2trMsh.webp)](https://www.rubick.com/macho-leadership-and-bro-culture/) ### [Macho leadership and bro culture](https://www.rubick.com/macho-leadership-and-bro-culture/) June 26, 2024 [#communication](https://www.rubick.com/tags/communication/) [#leadership](https://www.rubick.com/tags/leadership/) [#company-culture](https://www.rubick.com/tags/company-culture/) [#diversity-equity-and-inclusion](https://www.rubick.com/tags/diversity-equity-and-inclusion/) [![Managing a bottleneck team](https://www.rubick.com/_astro/bottleneck.r2F8yH7Z_9dpFf.webp)](https://www.rubick.com/bottleneck-team/) ### [Managing a bottleneck team](https://www.rubick.com/bottleneck-team/) June 2, 2024 [#platform-engineering](https://www.rubick.com/tags/platform-engineering/) [#delivery](https://www.rubick.com/tags/delivery/) [#scaling](https://www.rubick.com/tags/scaling/) [#architecture](https://www.rubick.com/tags/architecture/) [#org-design](https://www.rubick.com/tags/org-design/) [![The danger of fan out work](https://www.rubick.com/_astro/fan.D1aPl-rs_Z1Vq9ma.webp)](https://www.rubick.com/fan-out-work/) ### [The danger of fan out work](https://www.rubick.com/fan-out-work/) May 30, 2024 [#platform-engineering](https://www.rubick.com/tags/platform-engineering/) [#delivery](https://www.rubick.com/tags/delivery/) [#scaling](https://www.rubick.com/tags/scaling/) [#complexity](https://www.rubick.com/tags/complexity/) [#architecture](https://www.rubick.com/tags/architecture/) [![Strategy pitfalls (on the Level Up podcast)](https://www.rubick.com/_astro/podcast.D-2mzZD0_hKiAN.webp)](https://www.rubick.com/product-strategy-podcast/) ### [Strategy pitfalls (on the Level Up podcast)](https://www.rubick.com/product-strategy-podcast/) May 29, 2024 [#podcast](https://www.rubick.com/tags/podcast/) [#product-management](https://www.rubick.com/tags/product-management/) [#goal-setting](https://www.rubick.com/tags/goal-setting/) [![Evil staging and gauntlet programs, tools to increase your software reliability](https://www.rubick.com/_astro/evil-staging-dalle.BEqHHt2__bSpSm.webp)](https://www.rubick.com/evil-staging-gauntlet-programs/) ### [Evil staging and gauntlet programs, tools to increase your software reliability](https://www.rubick.com/evil-staging-gauntlet-programs/) April 4, 2024 [#platform-engineering](https://www.rubick.com/tags/platform-engineering/) [#software-design](https://www.rubick.com/tags/software-design/) [#standards](https://www.rubick.com/tags/standards/) [#reliability](https://www.rubick.com/tags/reliability/) [![The dangers of unreliable platforms (on the SRE Path podcast)](https://www.rubick.com/_astro/podcast.DjlE3PDf_2gJvCD.webp)](https://www.rubick.com/interview-sre-path/) ### [The dangers of unreliable platforms (on the SRE Path podcast)](https://www.rubick.com/interview-sre-path/) March 18, 2024 [#podcast](https://www.rubick.com/tags/podcast/) [#platform-engineering](https://www.rubick.com/tags/platform-engineering/) [#platform](https://www.rubick.com/tags/platform/) [![Velocity role 4 - the Nowist](https://www.rubick.com/_astro/nowist.BsaD-SJo_QL7Ay.webp)](https://www.rubick.com/velocity-role-nowist/) ### [Velocity role 4 - the Nowist](https://www.rubick.com/velocity-role-nowist/) January 25, 2024 [#velocity-roles](https://www.rubick.com/tags/velocity-roles/) [#delivery](https://www.rubick.com/tags/delivery/) [#velocity](https://www.rubick.com/tags/velocity/) [#goal-setting](https://www.rubick.com/tags/goal-setting/) [![Velocity role 3 - the Dodger](https://www.rubick.com/_astro/dodger.eL_m-ERj_Z13CnPi.webp)](https://www.rubick.com/velocity-role-dodger/) ### [Velocity role 3 - the Dodger](https://www.rubick.com/velocity-role-dodger/) January 24, 2024 [#velocity-roles](https://www.rubick.com/tags/velocity-roles/) [#delivery](https://www.rubick.com/tags/delivery/) [#velocity](https://www.rubick.com/tags/velocity/) [![Velocity role 2 - the Mole](https://www.rubick.com/_astro/mole.BPhaSU1Z_1RxoTN.webp)](https://www.rubick.com/velocity-role-mole/) ### [Velocity role 2 - the Mole](https://www.rubick.com/velocity-role-mole/) January 23, 2024 [#velocity-roles](https://www.rubick.com/tags/velocity-roles/) [#delivery](https://www.rubick.com/tags/delivery/) [#velocity](https://www.rubick.com/tags/velocity/) [#information-flow](https://www.rubick.com/tags/information-flow/) [#communication](https://www.rubick.com/tags/communication/) [![Velocity role 1 - the Subtractionist](https://www.rubick.com/_astro/subtractionist.C7LKEhtX_Z1qs2IH.webp)](https://www.rubick.com/velocity-role-subtractionist/) ### [Velocity role 1 - the Subtractionist](https://www.rubick.com/velocity-role-subtractionist/) January 22, 2024 [#velocity-roles](https://www.rubick.com/tags/velocity-roles/) [#delivery](https://www.rubick.com/tags/delivery/) 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