Would AI Be a Better Boss Than Yours?
Tue Jan 20 2026
What if an AI manager could do a better job than your current boss? Johannes explores this deliberately provocative question – not to argue that we should replace managers with AI, but to challenge our assumptions about what management is actually for.
From the industrial revolution roots of the manager role to DoorDash's algorithmic task distribution, he examines whether the core function of "making sure work gets done" might be ripe for reinvention.
If AI can handle delegation, and some managers already lack the empathy we claim only humans possess, what should human leaders actually focus on?
A call to start the conversation about leadership's future before it's decided for us.
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What if an AI manager could do a better job than your current boss? Johannes explores this deliberately provocative question – not to argue that we should replace managers with AI, but to challenge our assumptions about what management is actually for. From the industrial revolution roots of the manager role to DoorDash's algorithmic task distribution, he examines whether the core function of "making sure work gets done" might be ripe for reinvention. If AI can handle delegation, and some managers already lack the empathy we claim only humans possess, what should human leaders actually focus on? A call to start the conversation about leadership's future before it's decided for us.