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How AI Stopped Spotify’s Top Engineers From Writing Code
Spotify’s claim that its best developers haven’t written code since December raises questions about automation, product velocity, and the future role of engineers. This long-form feature examines what that statement means technically and organizationally, what’s gained and lost, and how companies should manage the transition.
Who Was Your Country’s Greatest Leader? A Practical Guide
A clear framework to evaluate who might be the greatest leader in any country's history, balancing vision, competence, ethics, and long-term impact, with comparative examples and practical takeaways.
You Can't Get Ahead Alone: Why Significant Support Matters
As careers and lives become more complex, getting ahead increasingly depends on tangible, ongoing forms of support—financial, emotional, professional, and structural. This article unpacks what that support looks like, why it matters, and practical ways individuals and organizations can build systems that help people truly advance.
Legal Today, Illegal Tomorrow: 10 Practices Likely to Be Banned
Technologies and business practices that are legal now—surveillance tools, unregulated AI, data brokering and more—are on a collision course with evolving ethics, public pressure, and lawmaking. This article examines ten areas most likely to be outlawed within the next decade, why change is likely by 2036, and what individuals, companies, and policymakers should do to prepare.
The One Habit That Reveals a Privileged Upbringing
A single, often-overlooked daily habit can signal a privileged childhood: the automatic expectation that institutions, services, or people will accommodate you. This article explores why that habit appears, how it differs from confidence or training, how to read it with nuance, and what it means for relationships and workplaces.
After Asking for a Raise, I Only Did My Job — Here's Why
A personal and practical exploration of what happened when I asked for a raise and chose to strictly follow my job description. The piece examines workplace power dynamics, negotiation strategy, boundary-setting, documentation tactics, and how to decide whether to stay, escalate, or move on.