Proactive AI Coaching for Managers: Useful Nudges or Creepy Surveillance?
Corridl · reddit · 2026-09-25
A Reddit post showcases Ren, an AI coaching sidekick for managers that joins chosen Slack/Teams channels (never DMs), pulls context from meetings and calendars, and sends one private daily brief: who deserves credit, which 1:1 keeps slipping, who is overloaded. Suggestions map to a five-step "Dial" scale, from a light mention to a real conversation, with drafted messages only the user can send. The poster opens debate on whether proactive agents feel like being managed by a bot, whether privacy-from-your-boss removes the surveillance feel, and where helpful nudges end and annoying notifications begin.
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