The Caring Techie Newsletter

The Ownership Problem: Why We Get Territorial And What To Do About It

Territorial behavior is one of the most common collaboration problems in Tech, and one of the least named. Here's how to spot and handle it, in yourself…

Feb 24 • Irina Stanescu

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January 2026

The Intensity Dial: Knowing When to Escalate and When to Back Off

🎁 Bonus: 4 diagnostic questions + an AI prompt 🎁

Jan 28 • Irina Stanescu

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The Magic You're Looking For Is in the Work You're Avoiding

Why the things we resist most hold what we need most

Jan 22 • Irina Stanescu

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December 2025

The Missing Ingredient in Your Ambitious Goals: Macro Focus

What Macro Focus Is, Why It's Important, Five Patterns That Sabotage Macro Focus (And How to Fix Them)

Dec 3, 2025 • Irina Stanescu

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October 2025

How Managers Build (or Break) Their Team’s Self-Confidence

As a manager, I’ve had reports who were struggling, despite my trying to set them up for success.

Oct 28, 2025 • Irina Stanescu

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September 2025

Planning Aversion is Misguided, Thrash Is The Real Enemy

Why planning aversion isn’t productive and how to find the sweet spot

Sep 22, 2025 • Irina Stanescu

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August 2025

How to Think Like a VC When Evaluating a Startup Role

A venture capitalist inspired checklist for choosing your next startup role. The questions to ask before you invest your time and energy.

Aug 12, 2025 • Irina Stanescu and Oana Olteanu

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July 2025

Lessons in Leadership from Formula 1: Christian Horner vs Toto Wolff

High pressure is a given in F1 and Tech. What changes everything is how you lead.

Jul 10, 2025 • Irina Stanescu

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June 2025

High Performers and The Cost of Relentless Self-Critique

If you want to perform at your best, you need to fire your inner critic and hire your inner friend instead.

Jun 20, 2025 • Irina Stanescu

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May 2025

Getting People to Listen is a Skill → Here’s Where to Start

A practical guide to understanding why your message isn’t getting through and what to do about it

May 15, 2025 • Irina Stanescu

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April 2025

How to Avoid Sleepwalking into Irrelevance in the Age of AI

Let’s be real: most people in tech are still too chill about AI.

Apr 23, 2025 • Irina Stanescu

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March 2025

What High Performers Know About Doing Hard Things

The mindset, habits, and brain science behind pushing through

Mar 27, 2025 • Irina Stanescu

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