Hiring for Judgment
When AI can write much of the code, the ability to write it says less about an engineer. What matters more is judgment: questioning the value, seeing the system, and not accepting answers blindly.
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Notes & ideas
On technology, leadership, and whatever else I find worth thinking about.
Moving Up Shouldn’t Mean Moving Away
We started treating technical distance as a sign of leadership maturity and team size as a measure of success. Both ideas may have gone too far.
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AI Engineering: Building a Capability, Not Just Another Team
Scaling AI isn't about more tools or another central team. It's about building a capability that makes the whole organization more autonomous.
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The Cost of Indecision
We put great effort into making better decisions, but rarely count the cost of not making them: delayed projects, missed opportunities, stalled teams.
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Managing Egos: Sometimes It’s a Leadership Problem
Many ego problems in teams are really about trust, team dynamics, and environment. Three behaviors that undermine teams, and the role leaders play in them.
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The Illusion of Productivity in the Age of AI
AI is making it faster and easier to write code, generate content and automate work. But are we creating more value, or just producing more?
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As Execution Becomes Easier, Thinking Becomes More Important
AI is making execution easier. What will set people and teams apart is how well they think: understanding systems, questioning assumptions, and making better decisions.
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