Adaptive Challenges vs. Technical Problems

That "AI Adoption" program you started is not working...ask me how I know.

Jul 12 • Jim Hughes

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Pace Layering: The Slow Executive Wins the Race

How companies learn and what happens after they are built

Jul 5 • Jim Hughes

June 2026

Warrior, Mage, Priest, Merchant

Treating leadership like an RPG

Jun 14 • Jim Hughes

April 2026

You’re Not Ready

The Hidden Resume of Senior Leaders

Apr 26 • Jim Hughes

February 2026

The Black Hole of Engineering Spend

In the relentless corporate grind, R&D budgets transform into black holes as engineering costs escape scrutiny. We're desperately chasing innovation…

Feb 20 • Jim Hughes

January 2026

Throwing Away Your Legos

If you’re reading this blog, you’re probably the sort of person who has heard the advice to Give Away Your Legos. It’s the notion that as your company…

Jan 18 • Jim Hughes

Management by Model

Leading at Scale Without Drowning

Jan 8 • Jim Hughes

November 2025

What is your next great regret?

Chasing dreams is a seductive trap that keeps us anchored in unfulfilled aspirations. We lament lost time while trapped in comfortable routines…

Nov 23, 2025 • Jim Hughes

October 2025

27 Lessons from 8 Years of Management

Today marks my 8th consecutive year in management, and with it I’m taking a couple-month sabbatical as an individual contributor.

Oct 6, 2025 • Jim Hughes

January 2025

Leading By Example Considered Harmful

Ok not really but it isn't a magic panacea either.

Jan 2, 2025 • Jim Hughes

March 2024

Passion in the Workplace

The zombie apocalypse is real and you can find it at work

Mar 10, 2024 • Jim Hughes

February 2021

Apple Pie Opinions

How to move your mouth but somehow say nothing at all

Feb 6, 2021 • Jim Hughes