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Your Managers Are the Algorithm

The Michelli Experience by Dr. Joseph A. Michelli

Jul 31, 20268:49Business

Every leader’s obsessing over which AI model to deploy. Joseph Michelli argues they’re ignoring the real algorithm: the middle manager who decides whether AI feels like a gift or a threat. Drawing on Gallup data — 42% of...

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