AI in LD
Use AI to support not replace leadership practice. Draft coaching prompts, summarize decisions, and speed learning with clear guardrails and a human in the loop.
AI makes the good habits easier to do coaching, feedback, reflection while humans keep the judgment, ethics, and accountability.
AI is a force multiplier for leadership practice: it drafts options, structures conversations, summarizes decisions, and surfaces patterns—so people spend more time thinking and less time formatting. The rule: assist, don’t replace; verify, then share.
Drafts GROW & SBI/BI scripts in minutes
Captures decision briefs & meeting summaries
Extracts themes from AARs and feedback notes
Works within clear guardrails (privacy, bias, verification)
Individual Impacts
What people feel and do when AI supports weekly leadership habits.
Productivity & Focus
AI drafts first passes—coaching prompts, feedback outlines, agenda bullets—so individuals focus on substance. Less blank-page time, more time with people and decisions.
Better Prep & Reflection
Before a 1:1, AI turns notes into a clean GROW flow; after, it structures the recap. During AARs, it suggests themes and next experiments, accelerating learning loops.
Clarity & Confidence
With structured scripts and checklists, people communicate more clearly and consistently. Confidence improves because the “how” is scaffolded, while the manager still owns the call.
Skill Acceleration
Seeing good patterns repeatedly (question stems, decision criteria, de-escalation language) builds judgment. Individuals internalize best practices through frequent assisted reps.
Team & Organizational Impacts
How AI increases consistency, speed, and organizational memory.
Consistent Rituals at Scale
AI makes it easy to run the same good rituals everywhere: weekly GROW 1:1s, decision logs, and AARs. Templates stay consistent; quality rises across managers.
Faster Documentation & Knowledge Capture
Meeting notes and decisions are summarized into searchable records. Teams stop losing context at handoffs and can query past calls to avoid repeated mistakes.
Better Options & Trade-Offs
AI helps teams enumerate alternatives and criteria, revealing blind spots. Leaders still decide—but the option space is wider and the rationale clearer.
Inclusion & Accessibility
Language support, tone checks, and summary layers help more voices contribute. Non-native speakers and quieter contributors get stronger scaffolds to participate.
When AI Goes Wrong
Patterns that create risk and erode trust and how to prevent them.
People
- Over-trusting drafts; weak verification
- Privacy concerns if notes include sensitive data
- De-skilling if managers outsource judgment
Work
- Hallucinated facts in summaries
- Unclear attribution (who decided what)
- Biased phrasing that harms inclusion
Business
- Data leakage & compliance issues
- Decisions justified by AI rather than criteria
- Reputation risk from unverified comms
How to Practice
Simple moves you can use today and repeat weekly.
Weekly Behaviors
- Choose the flow. Start with one: GROW 1:1s, SBI/BI drafts, decision briefs, or AARs.
- Use prompt templates. Keep a shared prompt pack for your top 5 tasks.
- Red-team & verify. Check facts, tone, and bias; edit before sharing.
- Label & log. Note “AI-assisted; verified by ___” and store in your team space.
- Protect data. Exclude PII, client secrets, and sensitive HR info; use approved tools only.
- Improve prompts. Save good prompts; retire weak ones; share upgrades weekly.
- Measure usage. Track AI-assisted reps and time saved against quality signals.
Leader Scripts
Responsible Use Statement (team kickoff)
“AI assists our habits—coaching, feedback, decisions—but humans keep the judgment. We’ll verify everything, protect data, and label AI-assisted outputs.”
Privacy Check (before using AI)
“Does this include client secrets, PII, or sensitive HR info? If yes, remove/redact or don’t use AI.”
Hallucination & Bias Check (review pass)
“What facts need citations? What claims feel too certain? Any phrasing that could marginalize someone? Fix before sending.”
Decision Brief Generator (prompt skeleton)
“Draft a 120-word decision brief. Sections: Problem, Criteria (bullet 3–5), Options (A/B/C), Reversibility, Proposed Call with rationale. Tone: clear, neutral.”
GROW 1:1 Prep (prompt skeleton)
“Turn these notes into a GROW plan with 3 questions per step and a ≤3-line recap template.”
SBI/BI Draft (prompt skeleton)
“Draft a respectful SBI/BI feedback note with 2 Begin/Improve options and one sentence of positive intent.”
Metrics to Watch
Simple moves you can use today and repeat weekly.
Weekly Behaviors
- AI-assisted reps/week (GROW, SBI/BI, AARs)
- Verification rate (outputs labeled “verified by …”)
- Time saved on docs/summaries (self-reported)
- Quality rating of drafts after human edit (1–5)
- Incidents avoided via red-team catches
- Participation lift for non-native speakers/quieter folks
- Privacy/compliance incidents (should be zero)
Use AI to multiply good leadership safely
Prompts, verification, and clear guardrails you can apply this week.