BAT
Building tools and frameworks to help organisations understand and improve their employee experience through data-driven insights.
About Ken
I'm Ken Corey — a senior technology leader based in the UK with decades of experience building software and leading teams.
I'm co-authoring Bad Bosses Ruin Lives with Step It Up HR. Our research found that 99.5% of survey respondents said they've had one or more types of bad bosses. There's a mismatch here, and our book helps explain why — and what you can do about it as a manager.
I'm always open to new roles and conversations. My CV is here, or reach me on LinkedIn.
Projects & Passions
Step It Up HR
Co-authoring 'Bad Bosses Ruin Lives' and working with Step It Up HR to transform how organisations think about leadership and management.
Speaking
Sharing stories and insights on leadership, technology, and the intersection of the two. Available for conferences, podcasts, and panels.
Being a Grandad
The best role I've ever had. All the fun parts of parenting with the wisdom to enjoy every moment. Turns out, it really is the best.
Recent Writing
Personal Blog
Stop Calling Everyone Toxic
Most 'difficult' people at work aren't toxic. They're invisible. The label protects us from doing the harder work of seeing them.
Flippin' Bits
If Your Prompt Sucks, Your Leadership Does Too
AI prompts expose what your team already knows: your instructions are unclear. The same patterns behind bad prompts drive bad leadership.
Personal Blog
Deflate Some Balloons
The best career advice I never wanted to hear: stop holding every balloon and let some go.
Flippin' Bits
If You Need to Approve Everything, You Don't Have a Team. You Have Hostages.
Your approval process is a trust deficit in disguise. Here is why letting go of control builds stronger, faster, more engaged engineering teams.
Personal Blog
The Two-Sevenths Problem
If you measure your week in days until Friday, you're spending 71% of your adult life in a holding pattern. The maths is brutal.
Flippin' Bits
Banning AI Won't Stop Your Team. It Means You're the Last to Know.
More than half your team is hiding their AI use from you. If your strategy is 'no AI,' you're not protecting the organization. You're the last to know.