The Bellamy Letter

Real-world leadership insights for tech industry managers navigating new teams, big transitions, and higher expectations.

Nobody Handed You the Context. Build It Yourself.

Why everything feels equally important right now, and how to clear the fog for your team. You're a couple of months into the new team. You're in a leadership meeting and someone references a decision that was made last year. Everyone nods. You have no idea what they're talking about. That after...

Aug 01, 2026

Poor Performance Is a Symptom

Someone on your team keeps missing the mark. You gave them clear direction. You checked in. They fell short again. Now you're doing the math in your head. Performance plan. Replace the person. Hire someone who "gets it" this time. You might be right. But before you make that call, I want to walk ...

Jul 22, 2026

Working Harder Is Why You're Stuck

The mechanics of leadership matter more than the effort you're putting in. You're leading a new team. You're working harder than you've ever worked in your life. And somehow, it feels like you're not making any progress. Here's what I want you to hear: working even harder is not going to fix th...

Jul 15, 2026

If Everything Escalates to You, This Is the Fix

Your team isn't the problem. Your system is. Here's how to retrain it. It's 7:40 in the morning and your phone is already lighting up. "Quick question. Should we push the release or ship it as is?" "The customer is asking for the report early. OK to send it?" "Do you want us to loop in the plat...

Jul 08, 2026

Your Boss Flagged a Poor Performer on Your Team. Now What?

How to verify it fast, without losing trust or acting too hastily. A manager recently asked me this question: "My new boss told me one of my employees is a poor performer. They didn't explicitly tell me to fire the person, but they implied I need to manage them out. How should I handle this?" T...

Jul 01, 2026

You Don't Have to Be Certain. You Have to Be Decisive.

How to make the right call as a new manager when you don't have enough context. You're leading a new team. You're making decisions every day. You're trying to guide your team in the right direction. But honestly, half the time you're not sure you're making the right call. In your last role, you...

Jun 24, 2026

You Have Become the Bottleneck

How to get out of the weeds and do the work you were actually hired to do. You just started leading a new team and right now you're so busy you can't even sit down and have dinner with your family. You're pinned down all day. Any real work you need to get done starts at the end of the day when th...

Jun 17, 2026

You Inherited an Underperforming Team. Now What?

Here's Exactly What I'd Do in the First 2 Weeks It's day one. New company. New team. You just got your new badge. You connect briefly with your new boss and they tell you, "Hey, just so you know, this team has been struggling. They're not meeting objectives. We'll talk more about it later." Gre...

Jun 10, 2026

You Can’t Lead A Person Who Doesn’t Trust You

How I build and maintain trust with every person on the team. How can you lead a person who doesn't trust you? You can't, right? To be able to lead someone, to be able to influence them, you have to build a relationship with that person, and they have to trust you. The better the relationship...

Jun 07, 2026 leadership ownership culture team management

Don’t Blow It In Your First Meeting!

What they feel in that room matters more than what you say. You’re walking into your very first meeting with your new team. You want to make a great impression. That makes sense. But often managers walk into that meeting focused on the wrong thing. They’re focused on proving themselves. They wan...

Jun 07, 2026

“Hustle Culture” Is Not The Problem

There’s a critical element missing in how we work today. Can you feel it? People at work seem more stressed out than ever. So many of the tech industry managers that I talk to tell me they believe they're on a path to burnout. What they're doing right now feels unsustainable. All over social ...

Jun 07, 2026

My Exact Playbook When Inheriting A New Team

How I establish trust, deliver results, and retain top performers. You just inherited a new team. What happens next will have a massive impact on the trajectory of your career. If you nail this transition, you're highly likely to get more responsibility in the future. Fail here and you could ...

Jun 07, 2026

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