A managing director told me: I know, but we are not moving. His leave request ran through seven steps, three people and four tools, and that costs more than you think. Why I take away with the team what is not needed, and why that takes organisation and software together.
We transcribe meetings where nobody knows why they're there. We summarise emails that shouldn't have been written. That's not progress — that's pain relief. The real leverage isn't in the next tool, it's in asking whether we're treating symptoms or finally addressing root causes.
You've been writing code for years. Now an AI writes code in seconds. That feels threatening. But here's the truth: AI can't do what you do. It doesn't understand requirements. It doesn't know users. It doesn't make decisions. You do.
AI is not a men's topic. AI is a leadership topic. Those who don't act now will fall behind - not in technology, but in relevance. The good news: You don't need to be a techie. You need to lead. And you can.
AI-assisted software development works phenomenally, provided the context is right. The AGENTS.md is like an onboarding package for new employees or a Definition of Done for developers.
