Middle managements primary job is making an employee feel supported, encouraged and empowered. Guarantee an AI will be able to do none of that lol. My first o

Middle managements primary job is making an employee feel supported, encouraged and empowered. Guarantee an AI will be able to do none of that lol. My first objective as middle management was always to bond on a personal level to some degree. I’d do this on a weekly basis to build trust: - Talk about personal, but work appropriate topics — gardening, pets, sports, what have you. - Discuss projects and objectives. Discuss concerns, things that went well, any support needed, etc - discuss professional development (we’d outline these ahead of time). What progress is being made, how to go about achieving objectives, etc. often this was outside of work. - discuss / mediate any interpersonal conflicts on the team The most important aspect of my job as middle management was always the bonding. I doubt an AI can relate to gardening or getting a beer at a happy hour watching the local college football. Without that trust a team wouldn’t follow the AI.