I am Leif Christian Hunskaar, an engineering manager with a background in mechanical and process engineering.
My career has taken me from working directly with technical problems, through project management, and into responsibility for engineering teams. That transition changed how I think about technical work, leadership, organizations, and the role of the manager.
Engineers are trained to understand problems in depth and develop reliable solutions. Leadership requires something different. You still need technical judgment, but your results increasingly depend on your ability to create direction, develop people, remove obstacles, and build a team that can make sound decisions without relying on you for every answer.
This site is where I explore that transition and the broader systems surrounding engineering work. I write about engineering leadership, technical organizations, decision-making, autonomy, project execution, and the practical challenges of building capable teams.
The writing is grounded in professional experience rather than presented as a universal formula. Engineering organizations differ, people differ, and leadership rarely offers a single correct answer. My aim is to examine the trade-offs honestly, question familiar assumptions, and develop ideas that are useful to people working in and around engineering teams.
The essays published here also form part of a longer writing project. Over time, they will develop into a broader examination of what it means to lead engineers and create organizations that do not depend on a single person to function.