On technology, leadership, and whatever else I find worth thinking about.https://joao-granja.com/https://joao-granja.com/blog/hiring-for-judgment/https://joao-granja.com/blog/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.Tue, 27 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTAILeadershipHiringSystems Thinkinghttps://joao-granja.com/blog/moving-up-shouldnt-mean-moving-away/https://joao-granja.com/blog/moving-up-shouldnt-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.Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTLeadershipEngineeringCareershttps://joao-granja.com/blog/ai-engineering-capability/https://joao-granja.com/blog/ai-engineering-capability/Scaling AI isn't about more tools or another central team. It's about building a capability that makes the whole organization more autonomous.Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTAIEngineeringOrganizationsLeadershiphttps://joao-granja.com/blog/the-cost-of-indecision/https://joao-granja.com/blog/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.Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTLeadershipDecision-MakingOrganizationshttps://joao-granja.com/blog/managing-egos/https://joao-granja.com/blog/managing-egos/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.Wed, 14 Oct 2026 18:00:00 GMTLeadershipTeamsCulturehttps://joao-granja.com/blog/illusion-of-productivity/https://joao-granja.com/blog/illusion-of-productivity/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?Wed, 14 Oct 2026 15:00:00 GMTAIProductivityValue Creationhttps://joao-granja.com/blog/thinking-becomes-more-important/https://joao-granja.com/blog/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.Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTAISystems ThinkingLeadership