# made first (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover made first. Page: Feed: --- ## [Find a new role - worksheet](http://larahogan.github.io/blog/identify-new-role/) _2026-06-22 · Lara Callender Hogan_ Almost everybody I know is doing some math on longevity in their current role. Whether it’s moral math (should I go work for a place that’s doing more good in the world, despite it being less money?), retirement math (can I go all-in at an AI corp and retire early?) or figuring out a backup plan (our jobs are all going away, have you heard?), it can feel near-impossible to make decisions about… ## [Why can't they just...? Revisited](http://larahogan.github.io/blog/why-cant-they-just-revisited/) _2026-04-22 · Lara Callender Hogan_ (This is an updated version of a post I first wrote in 2017 . Given everything happening in tech today, it felt worth dusting off.) The question “Why can’t they just…” has been a common refrain I’ve heard throughout my career. “Why can’t they just X” is, at its core, a great question—“why can’t they just find spending cuts elsewhere?” or “why can’t they just tell us what the technical strategy… ## [AI 'aha' team meetings](http://larahogan.github.io/blog/ai-aha-team-meetings/) _2026-03-20 · Lara Callender Hogan_ Vicarious learning is a real thing: we absorb skills and knowledge by watching others, hearing about their mistakes, seeing what worked. This is why postmortems are such a great tool for building context, and seeing how other engineers problem-solve. I’ve been thinking about vicarious learning a lot lately, specifically about how engineers are learning to use AI. There’s no shortage of AI content… ## [Creating momentum when an employee is stuck](http://larahogan.github.io/blog/creating-momentum-when-an-employee-is-stuck/) _2026-01-20 · Lara Callender Hogan_ Many of us are feeling stuck . We’re managing through crisis after crisis , and we’re watching our leaders and our teammates burn out and not be their best selves. I don’t know anybody who’s thriving right now. Day-to-day, you’re trying to make at least a tiny bit of difference. I see it! You’re working to help people get promoted, you’re running standups to make sure folks have what they need,…