AI agents are bringing back “Management 1.0: Tell”! Managers, rejoice? Not so fast. It demands more strategic clarity, hopefully freeing us for truly human leadership. #AIagents #FutureOfWork #Leadership
With AI agents, we’re going back to Management 1.0 and delegation level 1: Tell.
Traditional managers will rejoice! Finally, a new batch of workers they can push around with command and control without all the drama and overhead of “employee engagement."
AI agents require precise instructions, clear objectives, and careful monitoring—demanding a higher level of clarity and strategic thinking from managers, not less. Let’s hope shift could actually free human leaders to focus on truly human challenges: fostering creativity, empathy, and high-level strategic vision among their human teams, rather than just pushing buttons.