This is the topic you voted for, help me find a time that works. While you vote also I have a question for us to get started Who is the most influential person you've worked with, and what made them effective?

I installed a new AI agent this week. Its slogan is "better on day 30 than day 1" - it learns over time through a memory system built on markdown files and automations. Day one and two have been frustrating. The first reminder it sent me was basically a raw data dump so I had to make some adjustmnets. Which got me thinking -> onboarding an AI agent is not that different from onboarding a person. You have to invest some time upfront, give feedback, correct course. The output on day one is not the output you'll get on day 30. We expect too much too fast from both. Have you tried any AI agents that require training?

We're moving to a dedicated on-call rotation for support. Two engineers are implementing the new process and it's going well. Before this, I had a dev team that also handled support and I used my own judgment to assign work based on who was best suited for what. Now the rotation decides. I'm fine with delegating. I think it's the right move. But I'm still accountable for release management and product delivery -> the work is no longer mine but the responsibility still is. How do you handle it when you've let go of the work but you're still on the hook for the outcome?

This is the topic you voted for, so let's start thinking about it. I'll go first. I came in with a proposal to change how we track impediments and blockers. Not everyone agreed at first. So I kept talking to people, bringing them along one by one. Eventually, my approach became the most requested change our PM group wanted to make. Then we hit resistance from management above us. We pushed back with logic, clear communication, and a consistent message about the outcomes. It took time but we got there. @Arash Khoddamy I think you will know what I am talking about. What I learned -> influence is not a single email or a single conversation. It's persistence, a clear objective, and the ability to explain the benefit in a way that makes sense to whoever you're talking to. Does anyone have an example they would like to share?

Next up is a leadership workshop. I have a few ideas but I want to pick something that's actually useful to you right now. BTW Budgeting Part 2 recording is up in the classroom if you missed last week -> https://www.skool.com/lip/classroom/0fe3aec1?md=0f9de03009c747fd802c299551efd216