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What If a Two-Pizza Team Supported Several Domains?

  The two-pizza team is a useful unit of ownership, bold statement, I don't think this changes with agents, HOWEVER!, with a small group you can make decisions, ship, and respond when something breaks, and you don't step on each others toes, especially since each engineer had 3-5 agents running in parallel. The familiar version of that model often binds one team to one product or project, and that is the change I see emerging. As organizations take on more work at once with our AI agents, that can leave every new project rebuilding the same operational muscle: deployment paths, alerts, incident response, and the knowledge needed to keep a service healthy. I think a two-pizza team to help support a broader scope is inevitable and should be encouraged. This means there is another way to organize some of that work. A two pizza team (8-10) could support several projects in parallel by owning the shared operating system around them. Its output would be reliable paths to production ...

Resources for Leadership

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I was asked recently for a list of resources for management by a fellow manager. I have so many, but I didn't have it readily available. This post is for that. I'll regularly update it with references and the like. Podcasts Simon Sinek Podcas t; interesting interviews with various leaders Jacko Podcast ; the discipline of leadership. Interesting US military leader view of the world. Good stories and lessons learned. HBR IdeaCast  - Harvard Business Review's collection of stories about business. The Knowledge Podcast - Really interesting interviews with various leaders of the world Making Sense with Sam Harris - Most of these are pretty good listen. Sometimes relevant to leadership, other times just about humanity. Video Channels Simon Sinek - a collection of lectures, cuts from the podcast recordings, and tips of the day. Leadership Nudges - Great collection of 2-5 minute reminders. This comes from the author of "Turn the ship around". Books See my book...