Rick Giner
Writing
Fluency Is Not Understanding
Fluency has always been persuasive. It just isn't the same thing as understanding.
What AI Actually Taught Us About Thinking
AI did not give us a new form of intelligence to imitate. It gave us a clearer view of something we already depended on, but rarely examined closely.
Every Meeting Is a Thinking System (Whether You Designed It or Not)
Most meetings are treated as containers for discussion. In practice, the meeting itself shapes the thinking far more than most teams realise.
The Hidden Cost of Fast Answers
Fast decisions feel good. They create momentum and signal decisiveness. But that efficiency is borrowed from somewhere — and it gets paid back later.
Why Smart Teams Still Make Bad Decisions
What looks like alignment is frequently something thinner: a shared conclusion sitting on top of different reasoning. The issue is structural.
Outsourcing vs in-house: finding the right balance
There's no universally correct answer to the build-vs-buy question. But there are better and worse ways to think about it.
Scaling engineering teams without breaking culture
Growing a team from 5 to 30 is a fundamentally different challenge than growing from 30 to 80. Here's what I've learned from doing both.
Pairing in Leadership
When I took my first real leadership position I found it quite isolating. This is where pairing can help.
Keeping our communities going through unusual times
How do we keep tech communities alive and thriving when we can no longer meet in person? Some thoughts on tools, formats, and practices.
Platform health is the key to high performing teams
So many large businesses almost imploded because they didn't address their technical debt. Here's how to measure platform health — and what to do about it.