“If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up the men to gather wood, divide the work, and give orders. Instead, teach them to yearn for the vast and endless sea.”
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
In the age of AI agents, handing over the thinking is a risk. A short note on why we should keep the hard part for ourselves, and do it together.
What a 1928 psychoanalyst can teach us about the two ways leaders fail their people — and how to build the self-awareness to catch yourself before you tip.