Aug 11, 2026 · R&D Management

Are Your Engineering Skills Fading? A Technical Manager’s Midnight Reflections

The article explores a technical manager’s late‑night anxieties about losing coding ability, explains why engineering skills decay while management skills endure, and offers concrete strategies—including a two‑year trial period and a critical time window—to retain hands‑on competence and safely transition between roles.

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Are Your Engineering Skills Fading? A Technical Manager’s Midnight Reflections

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Jul 18, 2026 · R&D Management

Three CTOs, Three Lessons: The Key Habits They Taught Me

After working with four CTOs, the author highlights three valuable habits learned from three of them—systematic planning, staying hands‑on with code, and aligning technology decisions with business needs—that continue to shape his management approach today.

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Three CTOs, Three Lessons: The Key Habits They Taught Me