Alberto Domínguez

At heart, I’m a programmer. A university professor by vocation. And a consultant and manager by trade.

What inspires me

I’m drawn to ideas that hold up to a second look: Amy Edmondson’s psychological safety, John Sweller’s cognitive load, the Japanese concept of ikigai, Dunbar’s number, or any conversation with a student that pushes me to rethink something I thought I’d already settled. In a talk by Kevin Kaiser, he said he prefers people who assume they might be wrong, even when they’re right, over those who assume they’re right.

As a good systems engineer, I believe technology — AI today, the cloud yesterday, whatever comes next tomorrow — only unlocks its potential when people know how to use it for their own benefit and everyone else’s — much like knowledge itself.

I believe the goal you’re chasing matters less than the path you take to reach it — even though my generation was raised on the opposite idea.

A bit about me

I came to programming as a kid, thanks to my father, who handed down his Epson HX-20. Maybe, without knowing it, that’s where he planted my love of technology — a love that grew and flourished alongside the rise of the personal computer (PC).

I came to education by chance, in an attempt to widen my social circle and improve my finances a little as a student — between teaching assistantships and private tutoring.

The combination of a love for technical detail and a knack for teaching — apparently with some talent for it — led me, in the workplace, toward management and leadership roles.

About this blog

That’s the thread running through this blog. I started out writing about project management and agility — the how. Over the years, as my work evolved, the question shifted toward leadership — the with whom and the what for.

Today, as I learn to enjoy more of what I do and let go of what I don’t want to do, the question sometimes shifts toward living well — work-life balance, or what my generation often set aside: enjoying the journey rather than sacrificing everything for the destination.

Contact

If you’d like to write to me or keep the conversation going, the best way is on LinkedIn .