rands
@rands.bsky.social
Writer of leadership things. Keynote enthusiast. I don’t tweet about my current gig. https://randsinrepose.com
Being an engineer means you like fixing broken stuff because it’s an opportunity to learn. (...on our best days)
January 31, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Being an engineer means you like fixing broken stuff because it’s an opportunity to learn. (...on our best days)
Very often, a manager's job is to know when to do absolutely nothing: randsinrepose.com/archives/som...
Sometimes Your Job is to Stay the Hell Out of the Way
I wrote a piece a long time ago about The Wolf. It's my personal take on the mythical 10x engineer, except that they aren't a myth. They exist. I've seen them. Many of them.
The article was popular. ...
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January 26, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Very often, a manager's job is to know when to do absolutely nothing: randsinrepose.com/archives/som...
Your three day response time to critical communications tells me exactly what I need to know.
January 21, 2026 at 7:04 PM
Your three day response time to critical communications tells me exactly what I need to know.
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Trump repeatedly said "Iceland" when he meant Greenland in his Davos rant. But his press secretary is just blatantly lying about it.
January 21, 2026 at 5:58 PM
Trump repeatedly said "Iceland" when he meant Greenland in his Davos rant. But his press secretary is just blatantly lying about it.
You're either getting stuff done or talking about getting stuff done.
January 21, 2026 at 4:01 PM
You're either getting stuff done or talking about getting stuff done.
No plan, poorly equipped, but enthusiastically digging: randsinrepose.com/archives/im-...
I'm Going to Dig a Hole
Many, many years ago, at my childhood house in the Santa Cruz mountains, I grabbed a shovel and started to dig a hole.
Why? Unclear. I was six or seven. I'd seen what my Dad could do shovel, so one...
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January 19, 2026 at 3:25 PM
No plan, poorly equipped, but enthusiastically digging: randsinrepose.com/archives/im-...
I don’t judge mistakes, I judge reactions.
January 18, 2026 at 3:23 PM
I don’t judge mistakes, I judge reactions.
The robots spend a lot of time telling me things I already know.
January 17, 2026 at 4:17 PM
The robots spend a lot of time telling me things I already know.
Didn’t know Nobel Peace prizes were transferable. Always read the fine print, people.
January 16, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Didn’t know Nobel Peace prizes were transferable. Always read the fine print, people.
A productivity truth: you will find less and less signal in every growing list of stuff to do.
January 15, 2026 at 4:44 PM
A productivity truth: you will find less and less signal in every growing list of stuff to do.
The underutilized mind creates unnecessary drama.
January 15, 2026 at 3:30 PM
The underutilized mind creates unnecessary drama.
Better resumes -- have an objective, tell me what you learned in past gigs, and sound like a human.
January 14, 2026 at 1:06 PM
Better resumes -- have an objective, tell me what you learned in past gigs, and sound like a human.
Stop explaining what you did. Explain what you are going to do.
January 14, 2026 at 12:28 AM
Stop explaining what you did. Explain what you are going to do.
Re: the additional Stranger Things episode. Ask yourself: who benefits most from this viral swirl of nonsense? The influencers who are going to their audiences now that Stranger Things is over.
January 12, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Re: the additional Stranger Things episode. Ask yourself: who benefits most from this viral swirl of nonsense? The influencers who are going to their audiences now that Stranger Things is over.
I more I learn to effectively use AI tools, the more I believe the concept of an application is a clumsy, limiting container.
January 12, 2026 at 2:38 PM
I more I learn to effectively use AI tools, the more I believe the concept of an application is a clumsy, limiting container.
Hire people who believe they can do anything, but understand they will need help.
January 10, 2026 at 8:27 PM
Hire people who believe they can do anything, but understand they will need help.
On a United flight with Starlink — and getting anywhere between 200 and 300mbs. This is nuts.
January 10, 2026 at 12:21 AM
On a United flight with Starlink — and getting anywhere between 200 and 300mbs. This is nuts.
On the topic of figuring out what habits to build: randsinrepose.com/archives/the...
The Stick in the Stream
Come winter in the Santa Cruz mountains, the rain runs down the hills. When the rains start, I throw on my rain gear, grab my shovel, and tromp around the property. My goal: make sure the run-off cree...
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January 9, 2026 at 8:24 PM
On the topic of figuring out what habits to build: randsinrepose.com/archives/the...
My secret weapon: early mornings without meetings.
January 9, 2026 at 3:19 PM
My secret weapon: early mornings without meetings.
When you say ""The facts are"", I hear ""These are the facts I want you to know.""
January 8, 2026 at 4:13 PM
When you say ""The facts are"", I hear ""These are the facts I want you to know.""
Disco what? open.spotify.com/track/0yin14...
Disco Snails
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January 8, 2026 at 3:49 AM
Disco what? open.spotify.com/track/0yin14...
Doing the right thing when it’s obvious is good management.
Doing the right thing when everything is blowing up and everyone is full of rage is good leadership.
Doing the right thing when everything is blowing up and everyone is full of rage is good leadership.
December 31, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Doing the right thing when it’s obvious is good management.
Doing the right thing when everything is blowing up and everyone is full of rage is good leadership.
Doing the right thing when everything is blowing up and everyone is full of rage is good leadership.
My reward for actively donating in the last election cycle is an ENDLESS and UNSTOPPABLE flood of political spam. Pro tip: this is an incredible strategy to get me to never donate again.
December 23, 2025 at 6:06 PM
My reward for actively donating in the last election cycle is an ENDLESS and UNSTOPPABLE flood of political spam. Pro tip: this is an incredible strategy to get me to never donate again.