The Scramble Files

It Wasn't Hired. It Was Deployed. September 1, 2026 The agent performing functions in your organization has no resume, no work history, no credentials, and no interview. It was created, configured, and deployed. This piece explains what that means for your professional history and why documentation is the only thing that puts your contribution back in the room. Click the image to read on LinkedIn.

Same Title. Different Job. August 27, 2026 Your title hasn't changed. The job beneath it has. This piece defines the assembly of functions underneath every title, identifies which functions are most exposed to agentic displacement, and asks you to do one specific thing: write down your work in terms of functions before someone else maps it for you. Click the image to read on LinkedIn.

The External View August 20, 2026 The Scramble has a public record, updated in real time. This piece shows you how to read business news, earnings calls, and industry announcements as dispatches from your near future, and how to connect the external view to what's happening inside your own building. Click the image to read on LinkedIn.

The Record Outlasts the Role August 17, 2026 In a market where AI can generate anyone's professional surface in minutes, the documented individual has something the AI-assisted one doesn't have: owned, specific, verifiable experience behind the presentation. This piece makes the case for documentation as a timeless habit that agentic AI makes impossible to ignore. Click the image to read on LinkedIn.

The Agent Doesn't See You August 12, 2026 The agent expanding its functional scope through your organization doesn't know your name, your title, or how long you've been there. It sees the function. This piece explains the closed loop that drives agentic expansion and why the process only moves in one direction. Click the image to read on LinkedIn.

You've Already Seen This August 8, 2026 The customer service chatbot was bumpy and easy to dismiss a few years ago. Today it handles millions of interactions without a human in the loop. The agents coming for Blurry Middle functions are at the bumpy stage right now. You've seen how this plays out. Click the image to read on LinkedIn.

First in Line August 5, 2026 The Blurry Middle is the broad category of cognitive workers whose roles are internally facing, process-oriented, and procedural. This piece defines it, applies the three-part test, and asks a direct question: are you in it? Click the image to read on LinkedIn.

You're Still There July 26, 2026 RIFs are happening around you. Your company, your industry, your segment. You're still in your chair. This piece names what that position actually is and what to do with it while the window is still open. Click the image to read on LinkedIn.

The Memo Isn't Coming July 18, 2026 The Scramble began on November 30, 2022, when OpenAI released ChatGPT 3.5. This piece introduces The Scramble, defines the Blurry Middle, and tells you what to do now, before the memo that isn't coming arrives anyway. Click the image to read on LinkedIn.