Jono Herrington

Engineering leader. Still an engineer. 15+ years building platforms and the teams behind them. Writing about the patterns teams feel but haven't named yet. More at jonoherrington.com

Joined on Mar 18, 2026

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Jono Herrington

Apr 7

Build the System, Not the Prompt

#ai #leadership

6 min read

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Jono Herrington

Apr 6

AI Multiplies What You Already Have

#ai #leadership

5 min read

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Jono Herrington

Apr 3

The Mandate Had No Return Address

#ai #leadership

6 min read

Jono Herrington

Apr 2

When You Push for 3x

#leadership

5 min read

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Jono Herrington

Apr 1

Your AI Rollout Didn't Create Inconsistency. It Revealed It.

#ai #leadership #architecture

6 min read

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Jono Herrington

Mar 31

Your Code Is Moving. Your Judgment Is Not.

#leadership

6 min read

Jono Herrington

Mar 30

The Atrophy Problem

#discuss #ai #leadership

6 min read

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Jono Herrington

Mar 29

Engineering Is a Team Sport. Your Incentives Aren't.

#discuss #leadership

5 min read

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Jono Herrington

Mar 28

AI Is Shipping Your Blind Spots

#ai #leadership #productivity

5 min read

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Jono Herrington

Mar 27

Velocity Is Up. Ask Why Your Team Is So Quiet.

#leadership #ai #teamhealth #sustainability

7 min read

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Jono Herrington

Mar 26

Your Best Engineers Are Tired

#ai #productivity #leadership #mentalhealth

5 min read

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Examines how teams hide behind AI models

Jono Herrington

Mar 25

AI Didn't Break Your Culture. It Exposed It.

#ai #webdev #leadership #programming

6 min read

Jono Herrington

Mar 24

Get in the Dirt

#ai

6 min read

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Jono Herrington

Mar 24

How to Write Architecture Decision Records That Actually Get Used

#discuss #architecture #webdev #programming

11 min read

Jono Herrington

Mar 23

Most Technical Debt Isn't Technical Debt

#webdev #leadership #programming #architecture

7 min read

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Jono Herrington

Mar 23

Jargon Doesn't Make You Senior

#discuss #webdev #leadership

6 min read

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Jono Herrington

Mar 22

Your Team Is Performing for You

#discuss #webdev #leadership #productivity

6 min read

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Jono Herrington

Mar 21

I Added a Meeting to Feel Like a Leader

#engineering #leadership #meetings #incidents

5 min read

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Jono Herrington

Mar 20

You Stopped Growing Two Years Ago

#engineering #career #leadership #growth

6 min read

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Jono Herrington

Mar 19

Just Move Into Management

#engineering #leadership #career #management

7 min read

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Jono Herrington

Mar 19

You're Too Critical to Move Teams

#engineering #leadership #career #retention

6 min read

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Jono Herrington

Mar 18

Golden Handcuffs Don't Feel Like Handcuffs

#engineering #leadership #career #burnout

6 min read

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Build the System, Not the Prompt

Want to connect with Jono Herrington?

AI Multiplies What You Already Have

The Mandate Had No Return Address

When You Push for 3x

Your AI Rollout Didn't Create Inconsistency. It Revealed It.

Your Code Is Moving. Your Judgment Is Not.

The Atrophy Problem

Engineering Is a Team Sport. Your Incentives Aren't.

AI Is Shipping Your Blind Spots

Velocity Is Up. Ask Why Your Team Is So Quiet.

Your Best Engineers Are Tired

AI Didn't Break Your Culture. It Exposed It.

Get in the Dirt

How to Write Architecture Decision Records That Actually Get Used

Most Technical Debt Isn't Technical Debt

Jargon Doesn't Make You Senior

Your Team Is Performing for You

I Added a Meeting to Feel Like a Leader

You Stopped Growing Two Years Ago

Just Move Into Management

You're Too Critical to Move Teams

Golden Handcuffs Don't Feel Like Handcuffs