I’m James Sulak, a technology executive based in Houston, Texas. I lead humans who build things from bits. Here I write about the human side of engineering leadership.
For a place to begin, try Acceptance is not agreement or First-team mindset.
Essays
- The neglected skip 1:1
- Overcoming management myths: Common excuses for avoiding tough feedback
- Consistent weekly comms
- First-team mindset
- Definite vs. indefinite thinking: Notes from Zero to One by Peter Thiel
- Acceptance is not agreement
- Relentlessly intentional: Practices for effective virtual meetings
- Making the decision right
- All of Zoom is a stage
- Notes on The Art of Leadership: Small Things, Done Well by Michael Lopp
- MailMate and Alfred
- Using Choosy to open Zoom links faster on the Mac
- Notes on The Unicorn Project by Gene Kim
- A Markdown hyperlink TextExpander snippet that works in Ulysses
- Feedback is information
- Creating a zoom mic status icon in the menu bar
From the notebook
- Kelly Johnson · Skunk Works
- Lindsey Graham · The Last of the Three Amigos
- Works in Progress · The story of VaccinateCA