AI Is Not Eliminating Engineering Managers. It Is Separating Them.
by: Anthony S. JacksonPublished on: 09/07/2026AI is not eliminating engineering managers. It is separating coordination managers from systems-architect managers, and the distinction reveals a foundational problem in how management has always been taught.
The Leaders Most Likely to Micromanage Are Giving AI Agents Unlimited Latitude
by: Anthony S. JacksonPublished on: 02/07/2026The leaders most likely to micromanage their people are giving AI agents unlimited latitude — because they do not see the decisions. Hidden inside every agent task are choices the agent makes without oversight. In regulated environments...
Your Team Is Self-Organizing Around AI. The Question Is What They're Self-Organizing Inside Of.
by: Anthony S. JacksonPublished on: 18/06/2026I went to Dallas in April for an onsite with my team. The goal was to reduce delivery friction, clarify ownership, and establish operating norms the team could actually hold.
AI Isn't Replacing Engineering Managers. It's Showing Which Ones Were Managing.
by: Anthony S. JacksonPublished on: 17/06/2026Here's what C-suite leaders are getting wrong about AI and engineering management. Not the ones who don't understand technology: the ones who understand it just enough to be dangerous.