--- title: "Blog Posts" description: "Engineering leadership blog by Jade Rubick" url: "https://www.rubick.com/posts/" --- # Blog Posts [![The ratchet](https://www.rubick.com/_astro/ratchet.DsRmQY9m_1WDV2v.webp)](https://www.rubick.com/the-ratchet/) ### [The ratchet](https://www.rubick.com/the-ratchet/) September 28, 2026 [#change-management](https://www.rubick.com/tags/change-management/) [![The trendy leadership trend that is trending](https://www.rubick.com/_astro/trend.BX1Cle1i_11XgB0.webp)](https://www.rubick.com/trend-test/) ### [The trendy leadership trend that is trending](https://www.rubick.com/trend-test/) September 3, 2026 [#goal-setting](https://www.rubick.com/tags/goal-setting/) [#leadership](https://www.rubick.com/tags/leadership/) [![The executive loop](https://www.rubick.com/_astro/pottery.DMuad_Jb_e6Cg8.webp)](https://www.rubick.com/the-executive-loop/) ### [The executive loop](https://www.rubick.com/the-executive-loop/) August 27, 2026 [#change-management](https://www.rubick.com/tags/change-management/) [#goal-setting](https://www.rubick.com/tags/goal-setting/) [#leadership](https://www.rubick.com/tags/leadership/) [#prioritization](https://www.rubick.com/tags/prioritization/) [![Yes you can measure engineering velocity (and AI impact)](https://www.rubick.com/_astro/numbers.qDZq7vYJ_Z23xHeT.webp)](https://www.rubick.com/valuesum-metric/) ### [Yes you can measure engineering velocity (and AI impact)](https://www.rubick.com/valuesum-metric/) August 2, 2026 [#ai](https://www.rubick.com/tags/ai/) [#metrics](https://www.rubick.com/tags/metrics/) [#prioritization](https://www.rubick.com/tags/prioritization/) [![How to think about span of control](https://www.rubick.com/_astro/span.CUCI9WNT_2kUBkQ.webp)](https://www.rubick.com/span-of-control/) ### [How to think about span of control](https://www.rubick.com/span-of-control/) July 6, 2026 [#ai](https://www.rubick.com/tags/ai/) [#architecture](https://www.rubick.com/tags/architecture/) [#complexity](https://www.rubick.com/tags/complexity/) [#org-design](https://www.rubick.com/tags/org-design/) [#platform-engineering](https://www.rubick.com/tags/platform-engineering/) [#scaling](https://www.rubick.com/tags/scaling/) [![Written culture is higher leverage](https://www.rubick.com/_astro/written.CQKmk4Im_Z2orH1S.webp)](https://www.rubick.com/written-culture/) ### [Written culture is higher leverage](https://www.rubick.com/written-culture/) May 18, 2026 [#communication](https://www.rubick.com/tags/communication/) [#company-culture](https://www.rubick.com/tags/company-culture/) [#engineering-handbook](https://www.rubick.com/tags/engineering-handbook/) [#ai](https://www.rubick.com/tags/ai/) [![How to reason about reliability risk](https://www.rubick.com/_astro/risk-matrix.G2cWYpSn_NahaM.webp)](https://www.rubick.com/risk-matrix/) ### [How to reason about reliability risk](https://www.rubick.com/risk-matrix/) April 20, 2026 [#complexity](https://www.rubick.com/tags/complexity/) [#prioritization](https://www.rubick.com/tags/prioritization/) [#reliability](https://www.rubick.com/tags/reliability/) [![Should QA exist](https://www.rubick.com/_astro/landscape.CfcXaY8R_1419L.webp)](https://www.rubick.com/should-qa-exist/) ### [Should QA exist](https://www.rubick.com/should-qa-exist/) March 26, 2026 [#delivery](https://www.rubick.com/tags/delivery/) [#org-design](https://www.rubick.com/tags/org-design/) [#quality](https://www.rubick.com/tags/quality/) [#ai](https://www.rubick.com/tags/ai/) [#hacker-news](https://www.rubick.com/tags/hacker-news/) [![Adding innovation labs](https://www.rubick.com/_astro/labs.BmCflEYk_1v200N.webp)](https://www.rubick.com/innovation-labs/) ### [Adding innovation labs](https://www.rubick.com/innovation-labs/) March 13, 2026 [#org-design](https://www.rubick.com/tags/org-design/) [#product-management](https://www.rubick.com/tags/product-management/) [#innovation](https://www.rubick.com/tags/innovation/) [![First agree on the tradeoffs](https://www.rubick.com/_astro/choice.CGusqbGU_Z2t20rp.webp)](https://www.rubick.com/tradeoffs-first/) ### [First agree on the tradeoffs](https://www.rubick.com/tradeoffs-first/) January 19, 2026 [#communication](https://www.rubick.com/tags/communication/) [#design](https://www.rubick.com/tags/design/) [#architecture](https://www.rubick.com/tags/architecture/) [![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/) Page 1 of 6 Previous [Next](https://www.rubick.com/posts/2)