The Managerial Crisis; When Your Best Employee is an Algorithm
People in offices around the world have started to notice something strange. The most reliable worker on the team is not the one who shows up early or stays late. It is not even human. It is an algorithm, a piece of software that handles tasks with speed and precision that no person can match. This shift brings up deep questions about what management means today. Managers used to lead teams of people, guiding them through challenges and helping them grow. Now, with artificial intelligence taking over more roles, the job of a manager feels different. It is less about inspiring others and more about overseeing systems that run on their own. This article looks at three main sides of this crisis. First, there is the question of identity; what happens to a person's sense of self when machines do the work better. Second, accountability comes into play; who takes the blame when things go wrong in a system run by code. Third, the entry-level path for new workers is changing; if algorithms...