Thanos Kolovos
@codegaze.bsky.social
Engineering Leadership words @ https://codegazerants.com
"What did you solve last quarter?" You start listing things. You realize you don't have an answer.
You've been busy. But busy isn't growth.
Here's why you might keep choosing it.
✍🏼 New piece codegazerants.com/2025/10/30/t...
#engineering #career
You've been busy. But busy isn't growth.
Here's why you might keep choosing it.
✍🏼 New piece codegazerants.com/2025/10/30/t...
#engineering #career
CodegazeRants - The Safety Of Busyness
Your manager asks what you accomplished in the last quarter. You realize you don't have an answer.
codegazerants.com
November 2, 2025 at 1:26 PM
"What did you solve last quarter?" You start listing things. You realize you don't have an answer.
You've been busy. But busy isn't growth.
Here's why you might keep choosing it.
✍🏼 New piece codegazerants.com/2025/10/30/t...
#engineering #career
You've been busy. But busy isn't growth.
Here's why you might keep choosing it.
✍🏼 New piece codegazerants.com/2025/10/30/t...
#engineering #career
Leaders withhold context. Capable people figure it out anyway.
Then they leave.
Why does this keep happening? 🤷♂️
New piece 👇
codegazerants.com/2025/10/19/s...
#EngineeringLeadership #TechLeadership #leadership
Then they leave.
Why does this keep happening? 🤷♂️
New piece 👇
codegazerants.com/2025/10/19/s...
#EngineeringLeadership #TechLeadership #leadership
CodegazeRants - Show Them The Kitchen
Leaders withhold context and then wonder why people struggle. But there is a way.
codegazerants.com
October 19, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Leaders withhold context. Capable people figure it out anyway.
Then they leave.
Why does this keep happening? 🤷♂️
New piece 👇
codegazerants.com/2025/10/19/s...
#EngineeringLeadership #TechLeadership #leadership
Then they leave.
Why does this keep happening? 🤷♂️
New piece 👇
codegazerants.com/2025/10/19/s...
#EngineeringLeadership #TechLeadership #leadership
Just published: You Don't Have To Like Jack
You're in the promotion discussion. Three paragraphs for Sarah. Two bullet points for Jack. Same work, different effort.
That's the moment you catch yourself.
codegazerants.com/2025/09/30/y...
#leadership #management
You're in the promotion discussion. Three paragraphs for Sarah. Two bullet points for Jack. Same work, different effort.
That's the moment you catch yourself.
codegazerants.com/2025/09/30/y...
#leadership #management
CodegazeRants - You don't have to like Jack
Overcoming Bias to Become a Better Manager
codegazerants.com
September 30, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Just published: You Don't Have To Like Jack
You're in the promotion discussion. Three paragraphs for Sarah. Two bullet points for Jack. Same work, different effort.
That's the moment you catch yourself.
codegazerants.com/2025/09/30/y...
#leadership #management
You're in the promotion discussion. Three paragraphs for Sarah. Two bullet points for Jack. Same work, different effort.
That's the moment you catch yourself.
codegazerants.com/2025/09/30/y...
#leadership #management
Background check anxiety is real but mostly unnecessary. Wrote about what these checks actually are vs what they feel like and how to prep so they're routine instead of stressful.
codegazerants.com/2025/09/14/e...
#career #backgroundchecks #tech
codegazerants.com/2025/09/14/e...
#career #backgroundchecks #tech
CodegazeRants - Exits, Entries, and the Background Check in Between
I've done this dance enough times now to spot the pattern. Forms asking for exact dates from years back, hunting for documents you swore you saved somewhere, that familiar anxiety when your work histo...
codegazerants.com
September 14, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Background check anxiety is real but mostly unnecessary. Wrote about what these checks actually are vs what they feel like and how to prep so they're routine instead of stressful.
codegazerants.com/2025/09/14/e...
#career #backgroundchecks #tech
codegazerants.com/2025/09/14/e...
#career #backgroundchecks #tech
Latest thoughts on engineering work and when it's still WIP and not done!
codegazerants.com/2025/08/30/w...
#collaboration #software #culture
codegazerants.com/2025/08/30/w...
#collaboration #software #culture
CodegazeRants - Why Engineering Work Isn't Done Until It's Actually Done
I can picture myself in a team meeting or a 1:1, bringing this up - and yes, I’m spoiling the article a bit -
codegazerants.com
September 13, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Latest thoughts on engineering work and when it's still WIP and not done!
codegazerants.com/2025/08/30/w...
#collaboration #software #culture
codegazerants.com/2025/08/30/w...
#collaboration #software #culture