The Orchestrator

Three books on working with AI agents: your career, the systems you build, and the organization you lead.

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Book 1 · 8 of 8 chapters live

Orchestrator: Your Next Job Title

Recognizing and Building the Work of Delegated Intelligence

You're already doing the job. The title just hasn't caught up.

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Book 2 · 7 of 7 chapters live

Delegated Intelligence

Defining Contracts for AI Systems

A prompt is not a security boundary. Design the delegation like you'd design any system that can hurt you.

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Book 3 · 4 of 6 chapters live

Orchestrating Organizations

Meetings, Teams, Budgets, and Boundaries for Delegated Intelligence

The meeting is for tradeoffs, authority, and the stop. Everything else is prepared work.

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