You're Getting Faster. Is Your Team Getting Lonelier?
TLDR; Shifting your team from "doers" to "directors" is the right move — but it comes with a hidden cost nobody is talking about: the social fabric of your team is quietly fraying. New research confirms that adding AI to a human team measurably reduces cohesion, trust, and shared identity. Your next leadership challenge isn't just what your team does with AI. It's making sure they still feel like a team while they do it. And if you're a manager already stretched thin — this post is written for you too. In my last post, I talked about the essential shift your team needs to make right now — from "doers" to "directors." When AI handles the generation, your people need to step up as the strategic editors, the context-keepers, and the judgment-makers. I believe that deeply. But here's what I've been sitting with since I wrote it: the transition itself is a threat to the very team you're trying to empower. And the d...