#7 | Sunday reads for EMs

My favourite reads of the week to make your Sunday a little more inspiring.

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Leading your engineers towards an AI-assisted future

tl;dr: If you're getting pressure from leadership about AI adoption but don't have a plan yet you’ll want to read this. The key insight is using "Aligned Autonomy" - set clear experimentation goals with metrics, give teams autonomy on how to achieve them, then progress through phases: Experimentation → Adoption → Impact measurement. Focus first on building organisational muscle around trying tools and sharing learnings.