Claire Vo

AI won't replace PMs next year. But will the ratios between PMs and other teams shift? Yes. Will the required skills shift? Yes. Could they shift much faster than anyone anticipates? Probably.

Conflict-avoidant, feedback-avoidant cultures degrade the talent bar. They just do. Because expectations are not stated and you're not holding accountability. And I do not think that's kind.

AI is great at lowercase-c communication — synthesizing info, coordinating updates. But capital-C communication — being bold, convincing, getting humans to follow you down a path — that's much harder to replace.

I've almost never wished I promoted someone earlier. I have regretted promoting someone too quickly. High-slope people get promoted as fast as the org can support — but faster is not always better.

The universe is bendable to your will. Organizations are fluid. Just because things are organized a particular way now doesn't mean that's the way they have to be.

Saying 'you are not doing a good job' is much kinder than 'I've gotten some feedback that you could be better at...' The vague version doesn't set someone up for success — in your org or anywhere else.