Designing for redundancy

My five-year ambition isn’t a title. It’s making myself redundant.

If design only works when I’m in the room, it’s a weak system. The real job is to bake judgment into the team so it survives without me.

That’s why I pair when I design — it’s work and coaching at once. That’s why I ask in interviews: how will you measure effectiveness? I want people who can make calls without a safety net.

Redundancy isn’t failure. It’s the point. It means principles, cadence, and standards live beyond me.

I don’t want an empire. I want an engine.

“The highest compliment is being unnecessary.”