Building Exceptional Software Teams and the Leaders Behind Them
I'm glad you're here! Whether you're looking for help making your teams the best they can be, bringing a new product to market, or are interested in getting a better job, Ryan has over a decade of experience helping companies and individuals find, "Better."
Getting Around
I write about a lot of topics and I have helped lots of folks over the years. This site is something like a beautiful mess of all of it. I'm not pretending everything here is well thought-out or even spell-checked.
Main Focuses
- Leadership - I excel at building and leading exceptional software teams. You can learn my tricks, ideas, theories, and such here.
- Product Management - From start-ups to Fortune 10 companies, from discovery to scale, I've brought amazing products to market.
- Careers - Getting a job is soul-crushing. It turns out I'm really good at it and I have lots to share if you're in tech.
This is new. I want to capture some of the stuff that is rattling around in my brain. So one part guide and one part reference.
I've done a fair amount of speaking at conferences and such. Take a look.
Flotsam & Jetsam 🎣
Beekeeping 🐝
Yep, I'm a beekeeper. You'll find the occasional bits and bobs about that here as well.
Games
Well, more specifically TTRPGs. Check it out!
reko.day
reko.day is my start-up. It is the easiest way to buy and sell local. You will likely find me working-in-public here.
Recent Updates
- Measures Metrics and Signals Workshop: -
- Measures and Signals as Taught By Bees 🐝: -
- Digital Gardens: What am I doing with digital gardens, what are they, and examples.
- Claude and Obsidian: -
- Announcing - Lies Our Engineering Metrics Tell Us: -
- Louder, for the people in the back ✅: -
- reko.day: -
- Talks, Podcasts, and Other Appearances: Talks, Podcasts, and other appearances or downloads I have to explore
- Can You Hear Me Now: After agonizing over a plan or strategy, how do you know if there is alignment? Often there isn't. You need a way to triangulate where the gaps are and the reality people are operating with and not the hope you have. This article explains how.
- Trust Triangles: Exceptional leadership depends on trust, even when your job demands otherwise. Trust triangles are a way to build trust beyond traditional one-on-one relationship building.