## Notes [[AI democratizes opportunity]] [[The balance of control in management]] ## Highlights It means a transition from a knowledge economy to an allocation economy. You won’t be judged on how much you know, but instead on how well you can allocate and manage the resources to get work done. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01hnekteb3c9kqc528ftqyyw4s)) Even junior employees will be expected to use AI, which will force them into the role of manager—model manager. Instead of managing humans, they’ll be allocating work to AI models and making sure the work gets done well. They’ll need many of the same skills as human managers of today do (though in slightly modified form). ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01hnekvkv2x1hkhmg87vy0t7s0)) The best managers know what they want and how to talk about it. The worst managers are the ones who say, “It’s not right,” but when asked, “Why?” can’t express the problem. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01hnekx34hqfgd7jht0mqtf723)) management skills of today are gate-kept by the relative expense of giving someone a team of people to work with. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01hnekz86c2az0femetm458r1c)) ^ys8ljh Inexperienced managers make one of two mistakes. Some micromanage tasks to the point that they are doing the work for their employees, which doesn’t scale. Others delegate tasks to such a degree that they aren’t performed well, or are not done in a way that aligns with the organization’s goals. Good managers know when to get into the details, and when to let their reports take the ball and run ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01hnem0f2grdq1d5725za1arc7)) ^xglgl0 AI is cheap enough that tomorrow, everyone will have the chance to be a manager—and that will significantly increase the creative potential of every human being. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01hnem3thyjjataf13h2r1qx7b)) ^0idg9c