Craig Blagg.
A Principal Engineer at Squarespace.
While teams optimize for autonomy, systemic inefficiencies arise when success is measured in isolation. By adopting user-centric metrics and prioritizing the weakest link, leaders can drive efficiency, reduce friction, and create meaningful impact across the entire organization.
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Countermeasures
Avoiding adverse impact in the face of optimization and forward momentum on a component metric
Agency vs. Urgency
When agency and urgency are balanced, engineering teams thrive. But of these can lead to burnout or business inefficiency.
One Job
Building in razor sharp alignment of expectations between teams and their leadership to deliver the right impact amid shifting priorities and organizational changes.
Quality Matching stagnation or rising tides
Quality isn’t enforced; it’s modeled. The question isn’t just what are we building?—it’s what standard are we setting?