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Mar 20, 2026 1 hr

Managing AI Agents: New Skills, Operating Models, and Tools

from Coffee With Digital Trailblazers Hosted by StarCIO Digital Trailblazer Community

In a recent episode of "Coffee with Digital Trailblazers," participants discussed the management of AI agents. Host Isaac Sacolick and guests debated whether organizations should treat AI agents like employees. Insights highlighted concerns over performance management approaches, emphasizing the need for governance and effective monitoring of AI capabilities. There's a growing consensus that stronger oversight frameworks are essential for the responsible deployment of AI agents in enterprises. Chapters (00:00:00) - Coffee With Digital Trailblazers (00:01:16) - How to Manage AI Agents (00:02:26) - Will AI Agents Get the Accountability They Deserve? (00:06:10) - AI Agents Boot Camp (00:10:10) - How to Manage AI Agents (00:11:01) - Should We Manage AI Agents Like Employees? (00:15:12) - Decision Management in the AI Era (00:16:29) - Is There a Rogue AI? (00:24:41) - Should We Manage An AI Agent Like a Person? (00:29:08) - Should We Manage AI Agents? (2 Votes (00:31:22) - Coffee With Digital Trailblazers (00:33:15) - How to Monitor and Control AI Agents (00:36:30) - Are You Going to Put AI Agents Through Performance Management? (00:39:52) - How to Manage AI Agents? (00:44:03) - Security Executive Forum: Artificial Intelligence Agents and Threats (00:49:35) - Machine Learning and Continuous Testing (00:51:44) - Agile Leadership Skills, Operating Model Shift and Tech Capabilities (00:55:26) - What an AI Native Professional Looks Like (00:56:35) - AI native professionals: What's the Future of Product Management? (00:58:22) - A Taste of the 2019 Star CIO workshop on AI (00:59:53) - Add to Calendar

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In a recent episode of "Coffee with Digital Trailblazers," participants discussed the management of AI agents. Host Isaac Sacolick and guests debated whether organizations should treat AI agents like employees. Insights highlighted concerns over performance management approaches, emphasizing the need for governance and effective monitoring of AI capabilities. There's a growing consensus that stronger oversight frameworks are essential for the responsible deployment of AI agents in enterprises.

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Managing AI Agents: New Skills, Operating Models, and Tools

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  1. 0:00 Coffee With Digital Trailblazers
  2. 1:16 How to Manage AI Agents
  3. 2:26 Will AI Agents Get the Accountability They Deserve?
  4. 6:10 AI Agents Boot Camp
  5. 10:10 How to Manage AI Agents
  6. 11:01 Should We Manage AI Agents Like Employees?
  7. 15:12 Decision Management in the AI Era
  8. 16:29 Is There a Rogue AI?
  9. 24:41 Should We Manage An AI Agent Like a Person?
  10. 29:08 Should We Manage AI Agents? (2 Votes
  11. 31:22 Coffee With Digital Trailblazers
  12. 33:15 How to Monitor and Control AI Agents
  13. 36:30 Are You Going to Put AI Agents Through Performance Management?
  14. 39:52 How to Manage AI Agents?
  15. 44:03 Security Executive Forum: Artificial Intelligence Agents and Threats
  16. 49:35 Machine Learning and Continuous Testing
  17. 51:44 Agile Leadership Skills, Operating Model Shift and Tech Capabilities
  18. 55:26 What an AI Native Professional Looks Like
  19. 56:35 AI native professionals: What's the Future of Product Management?
  20. 58:22 A Taste of the 2019 Star CIO workshop on AI
  21. 59:53 Add to Calendar

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