What Got You Here Won’t Keep You Here: A Letter to Engineering Directors

Engineering directors have 18 months to prove they can transform teams for AI. The market in 2028 will have directors with proven transformation track records. Will you be one of them?

I wrote recently about how mid and late-career developers need to rebuild their careers around AI. This is the version for directors. Because transforming organizations is harder than rebuilding individual technical skills, and the timeline is just as brutal.