AI is not the problem. You might be.

I'm a bit tired of AI getting bashed.

AI is a resource. Like money, like time, it can be used brilliantly or badly, and the difference has nothing to do with the tool and everything to do with the person using it.

But here's what I keep coming back to after a recent conversation with Panos Malakoudis on his podcast: AI is holding up a mirror. And sometimes what it reflects back isn't pretty.

The power was never in the tool. It was always in the person holding it.

In this piece I explore why most leaders are using AI before they know what they actually think, how comparison culture and AI are colliding to flatten leadership communication, and why onboarding AI like a new employee is the single most important shift you can make.

Read the full blog here on my Substack.