CH2 LEADERSHIP LENS

Perspectives from people who have been in the room.

Perspectives from people who have been in the room.

Perspectives from CH2 leaders on the decisions shaping technology, engineering, product, and AI.

Leadership Lens

Leadership Lens

Undercover Boss, AI Credits, and the Joy of Being Useful Again

A CEO's unexpected adventure building a Knowledge Center with AI, burning through Framer credits, battling bugs, and rediscovering the joy of creating something herself.

Kristi Short

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The CTO's M&A Playbook: Five Ways to Protect Engineering Delivery During an Acquisition

Acquisitions change engineering priorities overnight. Jason Short shares five decisions CTOs can make to protect their teams, maintain delivery, and manage technical risk.

Jason Short

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If You Don’t Want to Be Replaced by AI, Stop Acting Replaceable

AI can do more of the work, but that makes professional judgment more important, not less. The real value is knowing whether the entire result is right.

Kristi Short

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Your AI Design Tool Doesn't Have Taste. You Do.

AI can accelerate design, but speed and volume aren't the same as taste. Strong products still require designers who understand users, context, and when AI gets it wrong.

Kristi Short

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The Transfer Window Is Open. Is Your Engineering Roster Ready?

An open engineering role isn't just a hiring task—it changes how the entire team operates. Jason Short looks at what engineering leaders can learn from football's transfer window about closing critical roster gaps.

Jason Short

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Why More Companies Are Choosing Nearshore Engineering Teams (And It Has Less to Do With Cost Than You Think)

The real cost of an engineering team isn't its hourly rate. Kristi Short explains why skill, time-zone alignment, collaboration, and team integration often matter more than labor cost.

Jason Short

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Blended Teams Done Right

Blended engineering teams work when they're designed intentionally. Jason Short explains how core and extended engineers can operate as one team while adding flexibility, skills, and delivery capacity.

Jason Short

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AI Writes Code. Engineers Protect Intent.

As AI makes code faster to produce, defining intent and validating outcomes become more important. Jason Short explains why test-driven development is becoming essential again.

Jason Short

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Stop Using AI. Start Architecting It.

The advantage in AI isn't access to more tools. It's knowing where AI creates leverage, where human judgment matters, and how to architect it around real business outcomes.

Kristi Short

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AI Can Build Software Faster. Humans Still Have to Want It.

AI is making software faster to build, but human adoption hasn't accelerated with it. As execution gets easier, product discipline and deciding what should be built become more important.

Kristi Short

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