Wayne Haber — Engineering Leadership & Executive Insights
Wayne Haber is an engineering executive and servant leader focused on shipping meaningful products, growing people, and building high-performing organizations. He also works hands-on with Agentic AI in both product and engineering contexts, using it in production to ship real features and improve how teams design, build, and operate software.
Wayne blogs on engineering leadership, technology, servant leadership, and data visualization. He is highly recommended by those who have worked with him.
I’ve also gone paragliding, jumped out of a plane, bungee jumped five times, and done a zero-gravity flight. What’s next? Not sure…yet.I’ve also gone paragliding, jumped out of a plane, bungee jumped five times, and done a zero-gravity flight. What’s next? Not sure…yet.
Recent Posts
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AI assisted executive presence
The author developed a daily task that reviews their communication, offering feedback on how effectively they convey messages. Each morning, it analyzes yesterday’s emails, chats, and meeting transcripts to identify… Read more →
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Review by asking, not asserting
This week, I reviewed a design proposal, focusing on boundaries and responsibilities, often asking questions rather than giving opinions. These inquiries reveal untested assumptions and clarify design intent. This approach… Read more →
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Deprioritization Is a Decision
The content emphasizes taking intentional steps to declutter work commitments, understanding that technology problems often stem from access and ownership issues, and the importance of personally testing tools before adoption.… Read more →
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Organizational Complexity Audit
City Shift Finance discusses organizational complexity, highlighting how it manifests in inefficiencies rather than poor org charts. Issues like unnecessary meetings, unclear ownership of tasks, and team-focused optimization harm customer… Read more →
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Great Leaders Work Their Way Out of the Room
This week emphasized the importance of listening and restraint in a new role. Key lessons included prioritizing understanding over immediate changes, distributing responsibilities among capable team members, seeking rough estimates… Read more →
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Fix the system, and the technology follows
The post emphasizes the importance of automated controls over manual ones, particularly during high-pressure situations. It suggests prioritizing fixes based on their reliance on human oversight. Additionally, effective prioritization involves… Read more →
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Four Lessons From a Week on a New Platform
Wayne’s reflections on lessons learned from a week focused on a new AI platform, emphasizing the importance of understanding team ownership over technical details. Key insights stress that user behavior… Read more →
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In memory of my Shih Tzu Bailey
Bert didn’t stand a chance Read more →
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How I Use Claude to Automate My Job Search
The author shares their experience of using a Claude workflow to automate job search tasks, which alleviates the burdens of tracking alerts and managing application statuses. By integrating Gmail and… Read more →
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Attackers Only Need One Way In
In a recent GitLab event, a demonstration illustrated the risks of command injection vulnerabilities using a flawed Go application. An attacker exploited unchecked user input, quickly gaining root access and… Read more →