Anita Grantham

Culture strategist. Operator. Executive. Mom of two. Nothing off limits.

When AI Leads the Work, Who Is Managing Whom?

Sep 29, 2026

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4 min read

When AI Leads the Work, Who Is Managing Whom?

If your employee approves the answer but didn’t direct the work, what exactly are they accountable for?

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Give away your job, or stay this size. Pick one.

Sep 22, 2026

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2 min read

Give away your job, or stay this size. Pick one.

A customer threatened to walk. In the same week, a brand-new customer came on and broke everything. That's the week a founder I'm working with knew she couldn't grow the company alone anymore.

Anita Grantham

You can cut the managers. You can’t cut the management.

Sep 15, 2026

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2 min read

You can cut the managers. You can’t cut the management.

Uber announced this week that it is reducing its workforce by about 10%, removing management layers, and consolidating teams.

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Your values are a poster. Ann Rhoades says they should be a metric.

Sep 8, 2026

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3 min read

Your values are a poster. Ann Rhoades says they should be a metric.

On our season finale of the Culture Creators podcast, I asked Ann Rhoades the same question I asked Johnny Taylor in episode one. Same answer, ten episodes apart. Here's what she says every CEO needs to know before they touch their culture again.

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AI didn't decide who got cut. Someone did.

Sep 1, 2026

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6 min read

AI didn't decide who got cut. Someone did.

OpenAI's own CEO admitted in February that companies are "AI washing" layoffs. Six months later, AI is the top reason for a record share of job cuts, and several of the biggest names in tech are suddenly refusing to say the word.

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Aug 25, 2026

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3 min read

Are you sure you know who you hired?

A California defense contractor was compromised by someone hired through a completely normal interview process; here's what that means for how you vet remote hires.

Anita Grantham