The Engineering Manager | James Stanier | Substack

One bottleneck at a time

Doing the easy thing is often the hard thing.

Jan 14 • James Stanier

How do I get everyone to use AI?

Encourage, coerce, or force? And how do I deal with cost?

Dec 18, 2025 • James Stanier

Use it or lose it

Let's make sure AI doesn't erode another core part of our skills.

Dec 14, 2025 • James Stanier

My Path to CTO, Part II

Getting the timing right

Nov 30, 2025 • James Stanier

My Path to CTO, Part I

Learning the trade.

Nov 26, 2025 • James Stanier

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