Stop Handing Out Tools Start Growing Engineers
Stop Handing Out Tools. Start Growing Engineers I’ve seen this happen too many times. A new project kicks off, and the team hears: “Here’s the tool. Here’s the plan. Just deploy.” It feels efficient. But it skips the most important step: exploration. When engineers are told what to use, they don’t learn why . They never see how others solve the same problem. They miss the chance to break, test, and truly understand. And over time, they stay stuck—good executors, but not real decision-makers. ...