Honeycomb CTO: Middle Management is Essential in the AI Era
josh_wills · x · 2026-08-20
Charity Majors, CTO of Honeycomb, argues that while AI can handle mechanical tasks, middle management remains essential for sense-making and providing context. She emphasizes that leaders should be hands-on now more than ever, and engineers should understand the 'why' and 'how' of their work beyond just Jira tickets.
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