---
id: "question-training-pathways"
type: "open-question"
source_timestamps: ["§ The Rapid Growth of a New Discipline"]
tags: ["training", "organizational-development"]
related: ["action-treat-as-apprenticeship", "concept-agent-manager"]
resolutionPath: "Case studies of enterprise L&D departments successfully creating standardized, scalable curriculum for Agent Managers."
sources: ["agentic"]
sourceVaultSlug: "hbr-seg-agentic"
originDay: 6
articleStem: "hbr-sig-58-agent-managers"
sourceUrl: "https://hbr.org/2026/02/to-thrive-in-the-ai-era-companies-need-agent-managers"
sourceTitle: "To Thrive in the AI Era, Companies Need Agent Managers"
---
# How will companies formalize training pathways for Agent Managers?

## Open Question — Formalizing training pathways

The authors note that identifying and developing this new class of leaders **won't be easy**, and that companies will have to invest in new training pathways integrating **business process design, performance analytics, AI expertise, and AI governance**. But the specific structure and curriculum of these future formal programs **remain undefined**, currently relying on the [[action-treat-as-apprenticeship]] model.

**Resolution path:** Case studies of enterprise L&D departments successfully creating standardized, scalable curriculum for [[concept-agent-manager]]s.

**Enrichment context:** Vendor/consultancy sources describe the *capabilities* (governance, monitoring, orchestration) more than a codified training track — reinforcing that standardized curricula are still emergent, not established.